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Doremus
Doremus is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Benoît Dorémus (born 1980), French singer-songwriter *David Doremus (born 1957), American television actor * Frank Ellsworth Doremus (1865–1947), politician *Henry Meade Doremus, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey *John Doremus (1931–1995), American radio personality *Sarah Platt Doremus (1802–1877), New York City philanthropist *Robert Ogden Doremus (1824–1906), United States chemist and physician, son of Sarah Platt Doremus *Charles Avery Doremus (1851–1925), United States chemist, son of Robert Ogden Doremus * Louis Doremus Huntoon (1869–1937), American mining engineer *Drake Doremus (born 1983), American film director and screen writer *Estelle Skidmore Doremus Estelle Emma Doremus ( Skidmore; May 6, 1830 May 21, 1905) was the daughter of Hubbard Skidmore, who served in the American Revolutionary War, and became a charter member and honorary vice president general of the National Society of the Daughter ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estelle Skidmore Doremus
Estelle Emma Doremus ( Skidmore; May 6, 1830 May 21, 1905) was the daughter of Hubbard Skidmore, who served in the American Revolutionary War, and became a charter member and honorary vice president general of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). She was a charter officer and regent of the New York City chapter of the DAR between 1892 and 1894. The wife of U.S. chemist Robert Ogden Doremus, she was a leading member of the American community in Paris during the height of the Second French Empire. Upon returning to New York City, she and her husband became important figures in society and well-known supporters of music and the arts, including the Philharmonic Society, of which her husband served as president for many years. Biography Doremus was born in New York, the daughter of Hubbard Skidmore and Caroline Avery. Hubbard Skidmore was believed to have served at a young age in the American Revolution under guidance from his father, the soldier Zo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drake Doremus
Drake Doremus (born March 29, 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing the films ''Like Crazy'' (2011), which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, '' Douchebag'' (2010) which was in Dramatic competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and '' Equals'' (2015). Career Doremus studied directing at the AFI Conservatory, being the youngest fellow ever accepted into the film school. Doremus' mother, Cherie Kerr, was a founding member of the legendary L.A. The Groundlings. Doremus grew up on Kerr's stage, performing with the Orange County Crazies, starting at the age of six as an improv comedy player. He went on to produce and direct for that organization, including his own original works. At the recommendation of a talent agent in 2008, Doremus was introduced to producer Jonathan Schwartz, who would produce his subsequent four films. His 2011 film ''Like Crazy'' has been described as loosely inspired by his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ogden Doremus
Robert Ogden Doremus (11 January 1824 – 22 March 1906) was a United States chemist and physician. Biography Doremus was the son of philanthropist Sarah Platt Doremus and her merchant husband Thomas. He studied at Columbia, and graduated from New York University in 1842. Here he came under the influence of John W. Draper, and in 1843 became his assistant in the medical department of the University. This office he held for seven years, and aided Draper in many of his famous researches on light and heat. In 1847 Doremus went to Europe, continuing his chemical studies in Paris with special reference to electrometallurgy, also visiting the establishments where chemical products were manufactured. On his return to New York, in 1848, he established with Charles T. Harris a laboratory on Broadway for the purpose of giving instruction in analytical chemistry, and for making commercial analyses. He was elected professor of chemistry in the New York College of Pharmacy in 1849, and delive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Avery Doremus
Charles Avery Doremus (6 September 1851 in New York City – 2 December 1925 in New York City) was an American chemist. Early life and education Charles Avery Doremus was the son of chemist and physician Robert Ogden Doremus. He graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1870, and subsequently studied in the universities of Leipzig and Heidelberg, receiving the degree of Ph.D. from Heidelberg in 1872. Career In 1877 Doremus became professor of chemistry and toxicology in the medical department of the University at Buffalo, which office he held until 1882, when he became assistant to the chair of chemistry and physics in the College of the City of New York. Meanwhile, he had received the appointments in New York City of lecturer on practical chemistry and toxicology in Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and professor of chemistry in the American Veterinary College. The chemical laboratories in these institutions, excepting Bellevue, were organized under his direction. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Doremus
David Doremus (born 1957) is an American television actor. He is known for playing the role of "Hal Everett" in the American sitcom television series ''Nanny and the Professor''. Life and career Doremus was born in Glendale, California, the son of Colleen, a Model (person), model and Robert Alan Doremus, a contractor. He had a sister, Lisa Linn. At the age of seven, Doremus appeared on commercials, with also saving money to attend at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. He attended at Lockhurst Elementary School. Doremus began his television career in 1970, first starring in the new American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitcom television series ''Nanny and the Professor'' playing the role of "Hal Everett", in which he co-starred with Juliet Mills, Richard Long (actor), Richard Long, Trent Lehman and Kim Richards. He settled in Woodland Hills, California. With his role in ''Nanny and the Professor'', Doremus earned fame, in which he had later hired two secretaries for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ellsworth Doremus
Frank Ellsworth Doremus (August 31, 1865 – September 4, 1947) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Doremus was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania, on August 31, 1865, the son of Sylvester and Sarah Peake Doremus. The Doremus family moved to Ovid, Michigan, in 1866, and then to Portland, Michigan, in 1872. Frank Doremus attended the public schools of Portland and graduated from Detroit College of Law. In 1882, Doremus began work at the ''Portland Observer'', then moved on to take charge of the '' Pewamo Plain Dealer'' and established the '' Portland Review'' in 1885, editing it until 1899. Doremus married Libby Hatley in 1890. The couple had one child, Robert. Politics Doremus was postmaster of Portland from 1895 to 1899. He was elected township clerk in 1888 and re-elected in 1889. In 1890, Doremus was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives from Ionia County's 1st District serving from 1890 to 1892. He was admitted to the bar and com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Platt Doremus
Sarah Platt Doremus (, Haines; also known as, Mrs. T. C. Doremus; 3 August 1802 – 29 January 1877) was a 19th-century American philanthropist. Biography Sarah Platt Haines was born 3 August 1802, in New York City. She was the daughter of Elias Haines, a merchant of New York, and her mother was the daughter of Robert Ogden, a distinguished lawyer of New Jersey. In 1812, she united with her mother in praying for the conversion of the world, and from that time dates her interest in foreign missions. She married, in 1821, Thomas C. Doremus, a merchant, whose wealth thenceforth was freely expended in her benevolent enterprises. In 1828, with eight women, she organized the Greek relief mission, and sent Jonas King to Greece to distribute supplies. Seven years later she became interested in the mission at Grand Ligne, Canada, conducted by Henriette Feller of Switzerland, and in 1860, was made president of the organization. In 1840, she began visiting the New York City prisons, and afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Meade Doremus
Henry Meade Doremus (May 23, 1851 – January 16, 1921) was the Republican Mayor of Newark, New Jersey The Mayor of Newark is the head of the executive branch of government of Newark, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, department head ..., from January 1, 1903, to January 1, 1907. Biography Doremus was born on May 23, 1851, in Jacksonville, New Jersey. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904, 1916, 1920. He died on January 16, 1921, and is buried at Fairmount Cemetery, Newark. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Doremus, Henry Meade 1851 births 1921 deaths 20th-century New Jersey politicians 20th-century mayors of places in New Jersey Burials at Fairmount Cemetery (Newark, New Jersey) Mayors of Newark, New Jersey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Doremus
John Doremus (August 3, 1931 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma – July 6, 1995 in Naperville, Illinois) was an American radio personality, best known for his radio syndication of ''The Passing Parade'', a series of short stories of remarkable but relatively unknown episodes throughout history. In the late 1950s he acquired the rights to the series, which until then had been a television series, and syndicated it for radio. The stories chronicled such diverse topics as the first white man to discover the mountain gorilla to the espionage and intrigue during wartime. During the mid 1960s he produced ''Patterns in Music'' for WMAQ in Chicago. Original recordings of ''Patterns in Music'' were being aired by KNXR (FM 97.5 MHz), in Rochester, Minnesota until January 31, 2015, when the station was sold and the station's format was changed. The series is now heard on 97Five, an internet re-birth of those first 50 years of KNXR. In 1964, his company pioneered the idea of in-flight music for ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Dorémus
Benoît Dorémus (born 20 May 1980, in Besançon ) is a French singer-songwriter. He is the fourth of five children and grew up in France. Life Dorémus wrote his first pieces of poetry before the age of ten. He also began to learn to play the guitar. He spent his first years between Metz and Avignon to finally settle down in Paris at 21, after passing a cinematographic Performing Arts bachelor's degree in 2001, and finishing his first novel. He had his first concerts in 2003 within the very close Parisian fields. His songs, mostly influenced by Eminem or the famous French singer-songwriter Renaud, very popular since the '70s, often describe his bipolarity between music and literature, Philippe Djian being his favourite author concerning the latest. The texts regularly deal with a recurring character called "Benito" or "Adesias Benito", a hardly hidden allegory for himself. His first album, ''Pas en parler'' (French for ''"[I'd rather] Not talk about it"''), came to be known by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Doremus Huntoon
Louis Doremus Huntoon, E.M., M.A. (1869–1937) was an American mining engineer, born at Paterson, New Jersey, and educated at the New York College of Pharmacy and the School of Mines of Columbia University (1895). He was employed as a chemist and assayer in Colorado in 1895-96 and mining and metallurgical engineer in New York in 1896-1903, and he remained in New York afterwards. He became consulting engineer in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ... after 1911. References External linksObituary from ''New York Times''(copy on genealogical website) American mining engineers People from Paterson, New Jersey Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni 1869 births 1937 deaths Engineers from New Jersey {{US-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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