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Samuel J. Peters
Samuel Jarvis Peters (July 180111 August 1855) was an American businessman and education activist. He is notable for his support of public education in New Orleans. The ''Times-Democrat'' described him as the "Father of New Orleans Public Schools". Peters arrived in New Orleans in 1821, and made his fortune in groceries. He later became the president of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce. A public school was named for him in 1897. The school was later renamed as Commercial High School, and subsequently for Israel Meyer Augustine, Jr. The school was closed in 2005. References Education activists Education in New Orleans 1801 births 1855 deaths 19th-century American businesspeople {{US-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is Veneration, venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinic literature, rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in Books of Samuel, 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
