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Cummings (surname)
Cummings is a surname. Notable people with the surname "Cummings" include A *Abbott Lowell Cummings (1923–2017), American architectural historian *Albert Cummings (born 1968), American guitarist *Alexander Cummings (territorial governor) (1810–1879), American general and politician * Alexander B. Cummings Jr. (born 1956), Liberian politician * Alma Carrie Cummings (1857–1926), American journalist *Amos J. Cummings (1841–1902), American politician * Andrew Boyd Cummings (1830–1863), American army officer *Ann Cummings (born 1946), American businesswoman and politician *Anne Marie Cummings (born 1967), American actress *Ashleigh Cummings (born 1992), Australian actress *Aubrey Cummings (1947–2010), Guyanese musician B *Bart Cummings (1927–2015), Australian racehorse trainer * Bill Cummings (other), multiple people *Brian Cummings (other), multiple people * Bruce Cummings (1927–1991), Canadian football player *Burtland Cummings (born 1965), Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbott Lowell Cummings
Abbott Lowell Cummings (March 14, 1923 – May 29, 2017) was a noted architectural historian and genealogist, best known for his study of New England architecture. Life and career Cummings was born in St. Albans, Vermont, educated at the Hoosac School in New York, studied American art and architectural history at Oberlin College, and received his doctoral degree from Ohio State University in 1950. When young, he spent winters with his parents in Bennington, Vermont, and summers with his grandmother in Southington, Connecticut. In an interview with Laura Beech, Cummings reflected on his grandmother's influence: "At a personal level, my grandmother had as much influence as anyone on my life. She was a scientist by training, a Vassar graduate who had studied astronomy. She drilled into me the need to be very factual. I also fell right in with all her genealogical interests." In his teens, Cummings joined the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA, now kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |