Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
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Sleepy Hollow, New York
Sleepy Hollow is a village in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River, about north of midtown Manhattan in New York City, and is served by the Philipse Manor stop on the Metro-North Hudson Line.Originally...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
is the resting place of numerous famous figures, including Washington Irving
Washington Irving
Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works...
, whose story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, England, and first published in 1820...
" is set in the adjacent Old Dutch Burying Ground
Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Dutch Reformed Church , is a 17th century stone church located on Albany Post Road in Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States. It and its five-acre churchyard feature prominently in Washington Irving's...
. Incorporated in 1849 as Tarrytown Cemetery, it posthumously honored Irving's request that it change its name to Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2010.
History
The cemetery is a non-profit, non-sectarian burying ground of approximately 90 acres (364,217.4 m²). It is contiguous with, but separate from, the church yard of the colonial-era church that was a setting for "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". The Rockefeller familyRockefeller family
The Rockefeller family , the Cleveland family of John D. Rockefeller and his brother William Rockefeller , is an American industrial, banking, and political family of German origin that made one of the world's largest private fortunes in the oil business during the late 19th and early 20th...
estate (see Kykuit
Kykuit
Kykuit , also known as John D. Rockefeller Estate, is a 40-room National Trust house in Westchester County, New York, built by the oil businessman, philanthropist and founder of the prominent Rockefeller family, John D. Rockefeller, and his son, John D...
), whose grounds abut Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, contains the private Rockefeller cemetery.
Several outdoor scenes from the 1970 feature film House of Dark Shadows
House of Dark Shadows
House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 feature-length horror film directed by Dan Curtis based on his Dark Shadows television series. Filming took place at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York with additional footage at nearby Sleepy Hollow Cemetery: parts of the locals appeared on the Dark Shadows series as...
were filmed at the cemetery's receiving vault.
Notable burials
- Viola AllenViola AllenViola Emily Allen was an American stage actress who played leading roles in Shakespere and other plays, including many original plays. She starred in over two dozen Broadway productions from 1885 to 1916...
(1869-1948), actress - John Dustin ArchboldJohn Dustin ArchboldJohn Dustin Archbold was an American capitalist and one of the United States' earliest oil refiners. He was the grandfather of zoologist Richard Archbold.-Biography:...
(1848–1916), a director of the Standard Oil Company - Elizabeth ArdenElizabeth ArdenFlorence Nightingale Graham , who went by the business name Elizabeth Arden, was a Canadian-American businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire in the United States. At the peak of her career, she was one of the wealthiest women in the world.-Biography:Arden was born in 1884 at Woodbridge, Ontario,...
(1878-1966), businesswoman who built a cosmetics empire - Brooke AstorBrooke AstorRoberta Brooke Astor was an American philanthropist and socialite who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, which had been established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, son of John Jacob Astor IV and great-great grandson of America's first multi-millionaire, John Jacob...
(1902–2007), philanthropist and socialite - Vincent AstorVincent AstorWilliam Vincent Astor was a businessman and philanthropist and a member of the prominent Astor family.-Early life:...
(1891–1959), philanthropist; member of the Astor familyAstor familyThe Astor family is a Anglo-American business family of German descent notable for their prominence in business, society, and politics.-Founding family members:... - Leo BaekelandLeo BaekelandLeo Hendrik Baekeland was a Belgian chemist who invented Velox photographic paper and Bakelite , an inexpensive, nonflammable, versatile, and popular plastic, which marks the beginning of the modern plastics industry.-Career:Leo Baekeland was born in Sint-Martens-Latem near Ghent, Belgium,...
(1863–1944), the father of plastic; Bakelite is named for him. The murder of his grandson's wife Barbara by his great-grandson, Tony, is told in the book Savage Grace - Robert Livingston BeeckmanRobert Livingston BeeckmanRobert Livingston Beeckman was an American politician and the 52nd Governor of Rhode Island.Beeckman was born on April 15, 1866 in New York City, New York. When Beeckman was five years old, his family moved to Providence, Rhode Island...
(1866-1935), American politician and Governor of Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area... - Holbrook BlinnHolbrook BlinnHolbrook Blinn was an American actor, born in San Francisco. He appeared on the legitimate stage as a child, and played throughout the United States and in London. He appeared in silent films, and was the director of popular one-act plays at New York's Princess Theatre.In 1900, he appeared in...
(1872–1928), American actor - Henry E. BlissHenry E. BlissHenry E. Bliss was the author of a classification system he called Bibliographic Classification which is often abbreviated to BC and is sometimes called Bliss Classification...
(1870–1955), devised the Bliss library classification system - Artur BodanzkyArtur BodanzkyArtur Bodanzky was an Austrian-American conductor particularly associated with the operas of Wagner.- Career :...
(1877-1939), conductor at New York Metropolitan Opera - Major Edward Bowes (1874–1946), early radio star, he hosted Major Bowes' Amateur HourMajor Bowes Amateur HourMajor Bowes Amateur Hour, American radio's best-known talent show, was one of the most popular programs broadcast in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s...
- Alice BradyAlice BradyAlice Brady was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked up until six months before her death from cancer in 1939...
(1892-1939), American actress - Andrew CarnegieAndrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century...
(1835–1919), businessman and philanthropist. In 1918 the Carnegie FoundationCarnegie Corporation of New YorkCarnegie Corporation of New York, which was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 "to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding," is one of the oldest, largest and most influential of American foundations...
established the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, now TIAA-CREFTIAA-CREFTeachers Insurance and Annuity Association – College Retirement Equities Fund is a Fortune 100 financial services organization that is the leading retirement provider for people who work in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields...
. Monument by the eminent Scots sculptor George Henry PaulinGeorge Henry PaulinGeorge Henry Paulin, often called Harry Paulin, or 'GHP' was a Scottish sculptor and artist of great note in the early 20th century....
. - Louise Whitfield CarnegieLouise Whitfield CarnegieLouise Whitfield Carnegie was the wife of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.Daughter of New York City merchant John D. Whitfield, Louise was born in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan...
(1857-1946), wife of Andrew Carnegie - Walter ChryslerWalter ChryslerWalter Percy Chrysler was an American machinist, railroad mechanic and manager, automotive industry executive, Freemason, and founder of the Chrysler Corporation.- Railroad career :...
(1875–1940), businessman, commissioned the Chrysler BuildingChrysler BuildingThe Chrysler Building is an Art Deco style skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan in the Turtle Bay area at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Standing at , it was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State...
and founded the Chrysler Corporation - Francis Pharcellus ChurchFrancis Pharcellus ChurchFrancis Pharcellus Church was an American publisher and editor. He was a member of the Century Association.-Biography:...
(1839–1906), editor at the New York SunNew York SunThe New York Sun was a weekday daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 to 2008. When it debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of an otherwise unrelated earlier New York paper, The Sun , it became the first general-interest broadsheet newspaper to be started...
who penned the editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa ClausYes, Virginia, there is a Santa ClausIs There a Santa Claus? was the title of an editorial appearing in the September 21, 1897, edition of The New York Sun. The editorial, which included the famous reply "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus", has become an indelible part of popular Christmas folklore in the United States and...
" - Henry Sloane CoffinHenry Sloane CoffinHenry Sloane Coffin was president of the Union Theological Seminary, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church USA, and one of the most famous ministers in the U.S...
(1877-1954), noted teacher, minister, and author - Kent CooperKent CooperKent Cooper served with the Associated Press for 41 years, including positions as general manager from 1925 to 1943 and concluding his career as executive director. Cooper is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York.Cooper Glacier in Antarctica is named for him.-External links:* *...
(1880–1965), influential head of the Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
from 1925 to 1948 - Jasper Francis CropseyJasper Francis CropseyJasper Francis Cropsey was an important American landscape artist of the Hudson River School.-Biography:Cropsey was born on his father Jacob Rezeau Cropsey's farm in Rossville on Staten Island, New York, the oldest of eight children. As a young boy, Cropsey had recurring periods of poor health....
(1823–1900), landscape painter and architect; designed the now-demolished New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
Sixth Avenue elevated railroad stations - Geraldine Rockefeller DodgeGeraldine Rockefeller DodgeEthel Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge was the youngest child of Almira Geraldine Goodsell and William Avery Rockefeller, Jr., the Standard Oil tycoon. Giralda Farms was the name given to her New Jersey country estate, stables, and kennels. Her residence was a revival of Medieval Spanish Gothic...
- William H. DouglasWilliam H. DouglasWilliam Harris Douglas was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Douglas attended private schools and the College of the City of New York.He entered the exporting and importing trade....
(1853-1944), U.S. Representative from New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... - Maud EarlMaud EarlMaud Alice Earl was an eminent British-American canine painter. Her works are much enjoyed by dog enthusiasts and also accurately record many breeds....
(1864–1943), British-American painter of canines - Parker FennellyParker FennellyParker Fennelly was an American actor who appeared in ten films, numerous television episodes and hundreds of radio programs.-Allen's Alley:...
(1891-1988), American actor - Malcolm Webster FordMalcolm Webster FordMalcolm Webster Ford , athlete and journalist. He was born in Brooklyn, the son of Gordon Lester Ford and Emily Webster Ford ....
(1862–1902), champion amateur athlete and journalist; brother of Paul, he took his own life after slaying his brother. - Paul Leicester FordPaul Leicester FordPaul Leicester Ford was an American novelist and biographer, born in Brooklyn.-Life and work:He was the great-grandson of Noah Webster and the brother of the noted historian Worthington C. Ford...
(1865–1902), editor, bibliographer, novelist, and biographer; brother of Malcolm Webster FordMalcolm Webster FordMalcolm Webster Ford , athlete and journalist. He was born in Brooklyn, the son of Gordon Lester Ford and Emily Webster Ford ....
by whose hand he died - Samuel GompersSamuel GompersSamuel Gompers was an English-born American cigar maker who became a labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor , and served as that organization's president from 1886 to 1894 and from 1895 until his death in 1924...
(1850–1924), founder of the American Federation of LaborAmerican Federation of LaborThe American Federation of Labor was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States. It was founded in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions disaffected from the Knights of Labor, a national labor association. Samuel Gompers was elected president of the Federation at its... - Madison GrantMadison GrantMadison Grant was an American lawyer, historian and physical anthropologist, known primarily for his work as a eugenicist and conservationist...
(1865-1937), eugenicist and conservationist, author of The Passing of the Great RaceThe Passing of the Great RaceThe Passing of The Great Race; or, The racial basis of European history was an influential book of scientific racism written by the American eugenicist, lawyer, and amateur anthropologist Madison Grant in 1916. The book was largely ignored when it first appeared but went through several revisions... - Moses Hicks Grinnell (1803–1877), congressman and Central Park Commissioner
- Walter S. GurneeWalter S. GurneeWalter S. Gurnee served as Mayor of Chicago for the Democratic Party. The town of Gurnee, Illinois is named for him....
(1805–1903), a mayor of ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... - Robert Havell, Jr.Havell familyThe Havell family of Reading, Berkshire, England included a number of notable engravers, etchers and painters, as well as writers, publishers, educators, and musicians. In particular, members of this family were foremost practitioners of aquatint; and had a long association with Indian art and...
(1793-1878), British-American engraver who printed and colored John James Audubon’s monumental Birds of America series, also painter in the style of the Hudson River SchoolHudson River schoolThe Hudson River School was a mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by romanticism... - Mark HellingerMark HellingerMark Hellinger was an American journalist, theatre columnist, and film producer.-Early life and career:Hellinger was born into an Orthodox Jewish family in New York City, although in later life he became a non-practicing Jew. When he was fifteen, he organized a student strike at Townsend Harris...
(1903–1947), primarily known as a journalist of New York theatre. The Mark Hellinger TheatreMark Hellinger TheatreThe Mark Hellinger Theatre is a generally used name of a former legitimate Broadway theater, located at 237 West 51st Street in midtown Manhattan, New York City. Since 1991, it has been known as the Times Square Church...
in New York City is named for him; produced The Naked CityThe Naked CityThe Naked City is a 1948 black-and-white film noir directed by Jules Dassin. The movie, shot partially in documentary style, was filmed on location on the streets of New York City, featuring landmarks such as the Williamsburg Bridge the Whitehall Building and an apartment building on West 83rd...
, a 1948 black-and-white film noirFilm noirFilm noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s... - Harry HelmsleyHarry HelmsleyHarry B. Helmsley was an Americanentrepreneur who built a company that became one of the biggest property holders in the United States...
(1909–1997), real estate mogul who built a company that became one of the biggest property holders in the United States, and his wife Leona HelmsleyLeona HelmsleyLeona Mindy Roberts Helmsley was an American businesswoman and real estate entrepreneur. She was a flamboyant personality and had a reputation for tyrannical behavior that earned her the nickname Queen of Mean...
(1920-2007), in a mausoleum with a stained-glass panorama of the Manhattan skyline. Leona famously bequeathed $12 million to her dog. - Raymond Mathewson Hood (1881–1934), architect
- William Howard HoopleWilliam Howard HoopleWilliam Howard Hoople was a prominent leader of the American Holiness movement; the co-founder of the Association of Pentecostal Churches of America, one of the antecedent groups that merged to create the Church of the Nazarene; rescue mission organizer; an ordained minister in the Church of the...
(1868-1922), a leader of the nineteenth-century American Holiness movement; the co-founder of the Association of Pentecostal Churches of America, and one of the early leaders of the Church of the NazareneChurch of the NazareneThe Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th century Holiness movement in North America with its members colloquially referred to as Nazarenes. It is the largest Wesleyan-holiness denomination in the world. At the end of 2010, the Church of the... - Washington IrvingWashington IrvingWashington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works...
(1783–1859), author of "The Legend of Sleepy HollowThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, England, and first published in 1820...
" and "Rip Van WinkleRip Van Winkle"Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by the American author Washington Irving published in 1819, as well as the name of the story's fictional protagonist. Written while Irving was living in Birmingham, England, it was part of a collection entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon...
" - William Irving (New York)William Irving (New York)William Irving was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he was a brother of diplomat and author Washington Irving. William completed preparatory studies, engaged in mercantile pursuits, and also in fur trade with the Indians along the Mohawk River, residing at...
, (1766-1821), U.S. Congressman from New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... - George JonesGeorge Jones (publisher)George Jones was an American journalist who co-founded with Henry Jarvis Raymond the New-York Daily Times, now the New York Times, publishing its first issue on September 18, 1851....
(1811–1891), one of the founders of the New York Times - Albert LaskerAlbert LaskerAlbert Davis Lasker was an American businessman who is often considered to be the founder of modern advertising. He was born in Freiburg, Germany when his American parents Morris and Nettie Heidenheimer Davis Lasker were visiting their homeland; he was raised in Galveston, Texas, where Morris was...
(1880-1952), pioneer of the American advertising industry, part owner of baseball team the Chicago Cubs, and wife Mary LaskerMary LaskerMary Woodard Lasker was an American health activist. She worked to raise funds for medical research, and founded the Lasker Foundation....
(1900–1994), an American health activist and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal - Lewis Edward Lawes (1883-1947), Reformist warden of Sing SingSing SingSing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security prison operated by the New York State Department of Correctional Services in the town of Ossining, New York...
prison - Ann Lohman (1812–1878) a.k.a. Madame RestellMadame RestellAnn Trow , better known as Madame Restell, was an early-19th-century abortionist who practiced in New York City.-Biography:...
, 19th century purveyor of patent medicinePatent medicinePatent medicine refers to medical compounds of questionable effectiveness sold under a variety of names and labels. The term "patent medicine" is somewhat of a misnomer because, in most cases, although many of the products were trademarked, they were never patented...
and abortions - Charles D. MillardCharles D. MillardCharles Dunsmore Millard was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(1873-1944), member of U.S. House of Representatives from New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... - Darius Ogden MillsDarius Ogden MillsDarius Ogden Mills was a prominent American banker, philanthropist and, for a time, California's wealthiest citizen.-Biography:...
(1825–1910), made a fortune during California's gold rush and expanded his wealth further through New York City real estate - Belle MoskowitzBelle MoskowitzBelle Moskowitz was the political advisor to New York Governor and 1928 presidential candidate Al Smith.-Biography:...
(1877-1933), political advisor and social activist - Robertson Kirtland MygattRobertson Kirtland MygattRobertson K. Mygatt or 'R.K.', was an American landscape painter and etcher working at the turn of the 20th century. He is often associated with the Tonalist movement which was being experimented with in painting during most of his active years, having emerged as a movement in the 1880s that...
(1861-1919), noted American Landscape painter, part of the Tonalist movement in Impressionism - Nathaniel H. OdellNathaniel H. OdellNathaniel Holmes Odell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Greenburgh, near Tarrytown, New York, Odell attended private schools.He engaged in the steamboat business on the North River....
(1828-1904), U.S. Representative from New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... - Whitelaw ReidWhitelaw ReidWhitelaw Reid was a U.S. politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War.-Early life:...
(1837–1912), journalist and editor of the New York TribuneNew York TribuneThe New York Tribune was an American newspaper, first established by Horace Greeley in 1841, which was long considered one of the leading newspapers in the United States...
, Vice Presidential candidate with Benjamin Harrison in 1892, defeated by Adlai E. Stevenson I; son-in-law of D.O. Mills - William RockefellerWilliam RockefellerWilliam Avery Rockefeller, Jr. , American financier, was a co-founder with his older brother John D. Rockefeller of the prominent United States Rockefeller family. He was the son of William Avery Rockefeller, Sr. and Eliza Rockefeller.-Youth, education:Rockefeller was born in Richford, New York,...
(1841–1922), New York head of the Standard OilStandard OilStandard Oil was a predominant American integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. Established in 1870 as a corporation in Ohio, it was the largest oil refiner in the world and operated as a major company trust and was one of the world's first and largest multinational...
Company - Edgar Evertson Saltus (1855–1921), American novelist
- Francis Saltus SaltusFrancis Saltus SaltusFrancis Saltus Saltus was an American poet.-Biography:Born in 1849 in New York City, he was the elder half-brother of once popular but now relatively obscure novelist Edgar Saltus. He was educated at Columbia University and later at the Roblot Institution in Paris...
(1849-1889), American decadent poet & bohemian - Carl SchurzCarl SchurzCarl Christian Schurz was a German revolutionary, American statesman and reformer, and Union Army General in the American Civil War. He was also an accomplished journalist, newspaper editor and orator, who in 1869 became the first German-born American elected to the United States Senate.His wife,...
(1820–1906), senator, secretary of the interior under Rutherford B. HayesRutherford B. HayesRutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution...
. Carl Schurz Park in New York City bears his name - Charles SheelerCharles SheelerCharles Rettew Sheeler, Jr. was an American artist. He is recognized as one of the founders of American modernism and one of the master photographers of the 20th century.-Early life and career:...
(1883-1965), painter and photographer - William G. StahlneckerWilliam G. StahlneckerWilliam Griggs Stahlnecker was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Auburn, New York, Stahlnecker moved with his parents to Brooklyn and later to New York City....
(1849-1902), U.S. Representative from New York - William Boyce ThompsonWilliam Boyce ThompsonWilliam Boyce Thompson, , was an American mining engineer, financier, promoter of Western support for the revolutionary Alexander Kerensky and Bolshevik governments of Russia, philanthropist, and founder of Newmont Mining....
(1869-1930), founder of Newmont MiningNewmont MiningNewmont Mining Corporation , based in Denver, Colorado, USA, is one of the world's largest producers of gold, with active mines in Nevada, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Ghana and Peru. Holdings include Santa Fe Gold, Battle Mountain Gold, Normandy Mining, Franco-Nevada Corp and Fronteer Gold...
and financier - Joseph UrbanJoseph UrbanJoseph Urban Born in Vienna, Austria, died in New York City, trained as an architect, known also for his theatrical design and his early illustrations of children's books....
(1872–1933), architect and theatre set designer - Henry VillardHenry VillardHenry Villard was an American journalist and financier who was an early president of the Northern Pacific Railway....
(1835–1900), railroad baron - Oswald Garrison VillardOswald Garrison VillardOswald Garrison Villard was an American journalist. He provided a rare direct link between the anti-imperialism of the late 19th century and the conservative Old Right of the 1930s and 1940s.-Biography:...
(1872–1949), son of Henry VillardHenry VillardHenry Villard was an American journalist and financier who was an early president of the Northern Pacific Railway....
and grandson of William Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd Garrison was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known as the editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society, he promoted "immediate emancipation" of slaves in the United...
; one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleNational Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleThe National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, usually abbreviated as NAACP, is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909. Its mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to... - William A. WalkerWilliam A. WalkerWilliam Adams Walker was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New Hampshire, Walker attended the common schools and Northampton Law School.He was admitted to the bar but never engaged in the practice of law....
(1805-1861), U.S. Representative from New York - Paul WarburgPaul WarburgPaul Moritz Warburg was a German-born American banker and early advocate of the U.S. Federal Reserve system.- Early life :...
(1868–1932), German-American banker and early advocate of the U.S Federal Reserve system. - Worcester Reed WarnerWorcester Reed WarnerWorcester Reed Warner was an American mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, manager, astronomer, and philanthropist. With Ambrose Swasey he cofounded the Warner & Swasey Company.-Biographical sketch:...
(1846–1929), mechanical engineer and manufacturer of telescopes - Thomas J. WatsonThomas J. WatsonThomas John Watson, Sr. was president of International Business Machines , who oversaw that company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956...
(1874–1956), transformed a small manufacturer of adding machineAdding machineAn adding machine was a class of mechanical calculator, usually specialized for bookkeeping calculations.In the United States, the earliest adding machines were usually built to read in dollars and cents. Adding machines were ubiquitous office equipment until they were phased out in favor of...
s into IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas... - Hans ZinsserHans ZinsserHans Zinsser was an American bacteriologist and a prolific author. The son of German immigrants, Zinsser was born in New York City in 1878. Zinsser received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University in 1899 and completed both a masters degree and a doctorate in medicine there in 1903...
(1878–1940), microbiologist and a prolific author