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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Andrews , Ethan Allen 1787 - (search)
Andrews, Ethan Allen, 1787-
Educator; born in New Britain, Conn., April 7, 1787; was Professor of Ancient Languages at the University of North Carolina in 1822-28; and editor (with Jacob Abbott) of the Religious magazine, but was chiefly engaged in compiling classical text-books.
In 1850 he edited the well-known Latin-English Lexicon, based on Freund and Andreas' and Stoddard's Latin grammar.
He died March 4, 1858.
Ashmun, Jehudi, 1794-
Missionary; born in Champlain, N. Y., in April, 1794; was graduated at Bowdoin College in 1816, and prepared for the ministry.
He was sent with a reinforcement to the colony of Liberia in 1822, where he acted as legislator, soldier, and engineer in constructing fortifications.
He had a force of only thirty-five men and boys, with which he repulsed an attack of 800 natives.
His wife died, and he, weakened by fevers, was compelled by broken health, to sail for home.
A fortnight after his arrival in Boston, Mass., he died, Aug. 25, 1828.
He had made the settlement in Liberia orderly and permanent during the six years he was there.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Baldwin , Charles H. 1822 -1888 (search)
Baldwin, Charles H., 1822-1888
Naval officer; born in New York City, Sept. 3, 1822; entered the navy in 1839; served through the Mexican War on the frigate Congress; commanded the steamer Clifton of the mortar flotilla at the passage of Forts Jackson and St. Philip below New Orleans, and in the first attack on Vicksburg.
both in 1862; was promoted rear-admiral in 1883; and was the official representative of the United States at the coronation of the Emperor of Russia.
He died in New York City, Nov. 17, 1888.
Bancroft, George,
Historian; horn in Worcester, Mass., Oct. 3, 1800: son of Rev. Aaron Bancroft, a distinguished Unitarian clergyman and pioneer in liberal Christianity.
He graduated at Harvard in 1817; studied at the German universities, and received, at Gottingen, the honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy when he was only twenty years of age. He resided some time in Berlin in the society of distinguished scholars, and on his return home, in 1822, he became a tutor of Greek in Harvard University.
He published a volume of poems in 1823.
and in 1824 a translation of Heeren's Politics of ancient Grecce.
In 1823, in conjunction with J. G. Cogswell, he established the celebrated Round Hill School, at Northampton, Mass. While in the German universities, Mr. Bancroft studied with avidity whatever was taught in them, but made history a specialty.
His chief tutors there were Heeren.
Eichhorn, and Blumenbach.
At Berlin he became intimate with Wilhelm von Humboldt and other eminent
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Beaumont , William 1796 -1853 (search)
Beaumont, William, 1796-1853
Physician; born in Lebanon, Conn., in 1796.
In 1812 he was made assistant surgeon in the United States army, and served until 1837.
While stationed at Michilimackinac (Mackinaw) in 1822, he treated Alexis St. Martin, a Canadian, who had a gunshot wound in his side; the wound healed without closing up, exposing to view the operations of the stomach in its digestive functions.
Dr. Beaumont made careful experiments with this man, for several years, upon the process of digestion, and published the result of his researches.
St. Martin lived for more than fifty years after the accident.
The orifice exposing the stomach never closed.
Dr. Beaumont died in St. Louis, Mo., April 25, 1853.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bennett , James Gordon 1795 -1872 (search)
Bennett, James Gordon, 1795-1872
Founder of the New York Herald; born in New Mill, Scotland, Sept. 1, 1795; died in New York.
June 1, 1872.
Intending to enter upon the ministry in the Roman Catholic Church, he studied theology in Aberdeen some time, but, abandoning the intention, he went to British America, arriving at Halifax.
N. S., in 1819, where he taught school.
He made his way to Boston, where he became a proof-reader, and in 1822 he went to New York, and thence to Charleston, where he made translations from the Spanish for the Charleston Courier.
Returning to New York he became proprietor (1825) of the New York Courier, but did not succeed.
After various editorial and journalistic adventures in New York and Pennsylvania. Mr. Bennett.
in May, 1835.
began the pubication of the New York Herald.
His method was a new departure in journalism.
The Herald obtained an immense circulation and advertising patronage.
The profits of the establishment, at the time
James Gor
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blake , Homer Crane 1822 - (search)
Blake, Homer Crane, 1822-
Naval officer; born in Cleveland, O., Feb. 1, 1822; entered the navy as a midshipman in 1840; was promoted lieutenant-commander in 1862, and in 1863, while in command of the Hatteras, off Galveston, Tex., was ordered to chase a suspicious vessel, which proved to be the Confederate cruiser Alabama.
the Hatteras was no match for the cruiser, and Blake was obliged to surrender.
Within ten minutes of his surrender the Hatteras went down.
He died Jan. 21, 1880.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blennerhassett , Harman 1764 - (search)