Die Nationalen cyclopaedia von amerikanischen Biographie: In der Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten als im Leben der Gründer, Erbauer dargestellt, und die Verteidiger der Republik, und der Männer und Frauen, die die Arbeit machen und Formen sind die Gedanken der Gegenwart, von bedeutenden Biografen, aus jedem Mitgliedstaat ausgewählt, überarbeitet und von den herausragendsten Historikern, Gelehrte und Staatsmänner des Tages bearbeitet. eto eine Universitätsausbildung erhalten. In der Zwischenzeit erwarb er hisown Leben durch privaten Unterricht. Er an der Hochschule erfolgreich war und graduierte an der Spitze des hisclass, aber er ernsthaft impa

• Bildanbieter: The Reading Room / Alamy Stock Foto
• Bild-ID: 2ANC8H3
• Dateigröße: 7,1 MB (356,4 KB Komprimierter Download)
• Freigaben (Releases): Model - nein | Eigentum - nein
• Format: 1322 x 1889 px | 22,4 x 32 cm | 8,8 x 12,6 inches | 150dpi

Weitere Informationen

Dieses Bild ist ein gemeinfreies Bild. Dies bedeutet, dass entweder das Urheberrecht dafür abgelaufen ist oder der Inhaber des Bildes auf sein Urheberrecht verzichtet hat. Alamy berechnet Ihnen eine Gebühr für den Zugriff auf die hochauflösende Kopie des Bildes.

Dieses Bild kann kleinere Mängel aufweisen, da es sich um ein historisches Bild oder ein Reportagebild handel

The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . eto obtain a university education.In the meantime he earned hisown living by private teaching.He was successful at college, graduating at the head of hisclass, but he seriously impairedhis health, and in particular in-jured his eye-sight, which wasnever afterward perfect. He rest-ed for a while, and then beganthe study of law, while retainingthe position of tutor in the col-lege. In 1843 he was actingprofessor of mathematics in thatinstitution, and while holdingthe position succeeded in saving up about $1, 000.Taking this money in 1844, and accompanied byEdward Cooper, who was son of Peter Cooper anda member of his class at college, he made a visit toEurope. Returning on board a Mobile packet, theywere wrecked and drifted about in an open boat fortwelve hours before they were picked up by a pass-ing vessel, which brought them to New York. In1844 Mr. Hewitt was admitted to the bar, but hesoon found that his eye-sight was so defective itwould be impossible for him to practice that profes-. C^jryr^ OP AMERICAN BIOGEAPHY. 295 sion witl success; in the meantime his intimatefriendship with the Coopers had continued, and itwas determined that the two young men should gointo a business partnership, whereupon Peter Coop-er gave over to them the iron branch of his own busi-ness. The success of this undertaking in the handsof Messrs. Cooper & Hewitt became marked. Thefirm was in fact a pioneer in successfully manufact-uring iron in the United States. Theirs was the firstfirm to make iron girders and supports to be used infire-proof buildings and bridges, and at thei

Stockbilder mithilfe von Tags suchen

• bookauth
• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1890
• bookidcu31924020334755