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Henry W. Hofstetter
Henry W. Hofstetter (September 10, 1914 – May 10, 2002) was an Americans, American optometry, optometrist and the author of two books and 500 research papers. He is a past president of the American Optometric Association and a member of the National Optometry Hall of Fame. Early life Hofstetter was born on September 10, 1914, the 8th of eleven children born to Swiss and Germany, German immigrants. His father, Kaspar Hofstetter, was a farmer from Switzerland while his mother Augusta Kresin Hofstetter was from West Prussia. He grew up on a farm in Huntsburg, Ohio, with three brothers and seven sisters. For two years, he attended Western Reserve University and went to Kent State University during the summer, where he got a teacher's certificate. Career For two years, he taught all eight grades in a one room schoolhouse and worked as a janitor in Middlefield, Ohio. Influenced by his sister's husband, he decided to become an optometrist and was granted a bachelor's degree in optometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, Monroe County in the central region of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the List of municipalities in Indiana, seventh-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. According to the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington is known as the "Gateway to Scenic Southern Indiana". The city was established in 1818 by a group of settlers from Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and Virginia who were so impressed with "a haven of blooms" that they called it Bloomington. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Bloomington is the home to Indiana University Bloomington, the flagship campus of the Indiana University, IU System. Established in 1820, IU Bloomington has 45,328 students, as of September 2021, and is the original and largest campus of Indiana University. Most of the campus buildings are built of Indiana limestone. Bloomington has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
