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Robert Ogden (horse Racing)
Robert Ogden may refer to: * Robert Curtis Ogden (1836–1913), American businessman * Robert Morris Ogden (1877–1959), American psychologist and academic * Robert N. Ogden Jr. (1839–1905), American lawyer, soldier, and politician * Robert Ogden (New Jersey politician) (1716–1765), speaker of the New Jersey assembly and delegate to the Stamp Act Congress See also * 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 Ne ... (1824–1906), American chemist and physician * Robert Ogden Tyler (1831–1874), American soldier and Union Army general {{Hndis, name=Ogden, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Curtis Ogden
Robert Curtis Ogden (June 20, 1836 – August 6, 1913) was a businessman who promoted education in the Southern United States. Biography Ogden was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 20, 1836. He began work in a dry-goods store at 14 years of age, and moved with his family to New York City in 1852. By 1860, he had married Ellen Lewis, was living in Brooklyn, and was a partner in the clothing firm of Devlin and Company. He served a few months as a soldier during the United States Civil War, Civil War. In 1861 he had visited the South as an agent of his firm. Once peace was established, he was much impressed by the work of his friend Samuel C. Armstrong, who founded and headed Hampton Institute in Virginia. Ogden resolved to make similar efforts to promote education in the South. In 1879, he associated with John Wanamaker in his retail operations in Philadelphia. He also became a trustee at Hampton and involved himself in the promotion of education for both blacks and wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Morris Ogden
Robert Morris Ogden (1877–1959) was an American psychologist and academic. He served as the dean of the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences from 1923 to 1945. He was the first proponent of Gestalt psychology in the United States. Early life Robert Morris Ogden was born on July 6, 1877 in Binghamton, New York.F. S. Freeman, Harry Caplan, P. M. O’LearyRobert Morris Ogden: July 6, 1877 — March 2, 1959 Cornell University Faculty Memorial Statement His father was James Sherman Ogden and his mother, Beulah Maria Carter. Ogden was educated in public schools in Binghamton. He graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor of science degree in psychology in 1901. While he was at Cornell, one of his professors was Edward B. Titchener. It was the latter who suggested he do a PhD in psychology under the supervision of Oswald Külpe, a long-time friend of Titchener's. As a result, Ogden enrolled at the University of Würzburg, from which he received a PhD in 1903. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert N
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 use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ogden (New Jersey Politician)
Robert Ogden may refer to: * Robert Curtis Ogden (1836–1913), American businessman * Robert Morris Ogden (1877–1959), American psychologist and academic * Robert N. Ogden Jr. (1839–1905), American lawyer, soldier, and politician * Robert Ogden (New Jersey politician) (1716–1765), speaker of the New Jersey assembly and delegate to the Stamp Act Congress See also * 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 Ne ... (1824–1906), American chemist and physician * Robert Ogden Tyler (1831–1874), American soldier and Union Army general {{Hndis, name=Ogden, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress (October 7 – 25, 1765), also known as the Continental Congress of 1765, was a meeting held in New York, New York, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America. It was the first gathering of elected representatives from several of the American colonies to devise a unified protest against new British taxation. Parliament had passed the Stamp Act, which required the use of specialty stamped paper for legal documents, playing cards, calendars, newspapers, and dice for virtually all business in the colonies starting on November 1, 1765. The Congress consisted of delegates from nine of the eighteen British colonies in mainland North America. All of the attending delegations were from the Thirteen Colonies that eventually formed the United States. Although sentiment was strong in some of the other colonies to participate in the Congress, a number of royal governors took steps to prevent the colonial legislatures from me ... [...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] |
