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Van Vechten
Van Vechten is a surname. Notable individuals with this surname include: * Abraham Van Vechten (1762–1837), American lawyer and Federalist politician; New York State Attorney * Carl Van Vechten (1880–1964), American writer and photographer * Helen Van Vechten (1868–1949), American printer of fine press books See also * Alice Van Vechten Brown * J. Van Vechten Olcott * Jacob Van Vechten Platto * John Van Vechten House * Van Vechten Veeder {{surname, Van Vechten Surnames of Dutch origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Van Vechten
Abraham Van Vechten (December 5, 1762 – January 6, 1837) was an American lawyer and a Federalist politician who served twice as New York State Attorney General. Early life Abraham Van Vechten was born on December 5, 1762, in Catskill, Albany County (now Greene County), New York. He was the son of Dutch Americans Teunis Van Vechten (1707–1785) and Judikje "Judith" Ten Broeck (1721–1783). His brothers were Samuel Ten Broeck Van Vechten (1742–1813) and Teunis Van Vechten (1749–1817), who became a prominent merchant in Albany and held the office of commissary on the staff of Governor Morgan Lewis during the revolution. Their maternal grandfather was Jacob Ten Broeck (1688–1746), nephew of Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (1638–1717). Van Vechten was educated at Columbia College, studied law with John Lansing, Jr., and began practice in Johnstown, New York, but soon removed to Albany. Career In 1792, he was elected one of the first directors of the Bank of Albany. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Van Vechten
Helen Van Vechten (1868–1949) was an American printer who became known for the hand-printed fine press books she produced for the Philosopher Press in Wisconsin around the turn of the 20th century. In her day, she was one of very few women involved in fine book-making in America and was regarded as a top expert in the field. Biography Helen Gilbert was born in Mosinee, Wisconsin, on April 20, 1868, to Victina (Scriven) Gilbert and William Gilbert. Her father drowned when she was four and her mother later remarried, to a man named J.R. Bruneau, who adopted Helen. The family moved to Wausau, Wisconsin, where Helen mainly grew up. Helen went to college in Milwaukee, married Philip V.O. Van Vechten, and returned to Wausau. In 1897, Phillip, who ran a lumber business, was invited to become a partner in a local print shop, the Philosopher Press, which put out fine-press editions of books. Van Vechten joined the firm and began by managing the bookkeeping and business correspondence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Van Vechten Brown
Alice Van Vechten Brown (born June 7, 1862 in Hanover, New Hampshire), was an art educator and historian, notable for the creation of the first courses in museum training (1911) and modern art (1927) in the United States. The modern art course was taught by Alfred H. Barr, Jr., who would later claim the departmental headings he developed for the Museum of Modern Art were merely "the subject headings of the Wellesley course". The daughter of a minister on faculty at Dartmouth College, she initially pursued a career as an artist, studying with the Art Students League of New York, until an illness in the family forced her return home. After her return, she took a job at Wellesley College running the Farnsworth Museum and heading up the art department. Charged with redesigning Wellesley's art history program, she moved the program from a study of photos and textbooks to a more active format involving laboratory methods. In the Wellesley program students learned artistic techniques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Van Vechten Platto
Jacob Van Vechten Platto (January 17, 1822January 2, 1898) was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the west side of the city of Milwaukee during the 1862 session. In historical documents, his name was often abbreviated as , and his first name was sometimes incorrectly listed as "John". Early life Jacob V. V. Platto was born in Schenectady, New York, in January 1822. At age six, he moved with his parents to Albany, New York, where his father was employed. He was raised and educated in Albany, and, at age 16, he went to study law as a clerk in the office of Judge Rufus Wheeler Peckham. While obtaining his legal education from Peckham, he also maintained Peckham's finances and became a skilled bookkeeper in the process. As a result, after his admission to the bar in 1843, his first job was as a bookkeeper for a large wholesale dry goods seller in New York City. Legal career In 1848, he moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Van Vechten House
John Van Vechten House is a historic home located at Leeds in Greene County, New York Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,931. Its county seat is Catskill. The county's name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. History .... It was built in 1891 and is a masonry, -story Queen Anne–style dwelling with rectangular massing on a stone foundation. It features large gable wall dormers and a hipped roof with standing seam metal roofing. ''Note:'' This includes an''Accompanying seven photographs''/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Queen Anne architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1891 Houses in Greene County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, New York {{GreeneCountyNY-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Vechten Veeder
Coles Van Vechten Veeder (July 4, 1867 – December 4, 1942) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Early life Born in Schenectady, New York, Veeder was the son of John Wynkoop Veeder (1822–1899) and his second wife, Margaret (nee Van Vechten) Veeder (1844–1916). Veeder attended Columbia University and the University of Virginia. At the latter, he was a member of the Fraternity of Delta Psi (aka St. Anthony Hall). He read law in 1890, and received an M.A. from Union College (now Albany Law School). Career He worked in private practice in Chicago, Illinois until 1900, and subsequently in New York City, New York until 1911. On January 13, 1911, Veeder was nominated by President William Howard Taft to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York created by 36 Stat. 838. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 26, 1911, and received his commission the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
