|
Robert L. Stuart
Robert Leighton Stuart (1806–1882), with his brother Alexander (1810–1879), owned the New York sugar refining business of ''R. L. & A. Stuart''. They were philanthropists who donated most of their money to charitable causes. Robert was one of the founders of the American Museum of Natural History and president from 1872 until 1881. Early life Robert L. Stuart's parents were Agnes Stuart (1785–1857) and Kinlock Stuart (1775–1826) from Edinburgh, Scotland. They emigrated to New York in 1806 after becoming debt-burdened whilst acting as guarantors to a relative. Within a few years they had made enough money from a candy business to repay these debts. Career After the death of his father in 1826, Robert and his brother, Alexander, took over the business and in 1832, they started refining sugar. They were able to reduce production costs by using an innovative steam process. Their factory was at the junctions of Chambers, Greenwich, and Reade streets with a warehouse on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Leighton Stuart 2
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
