Lossing
Lossing is a surname. Notable people with this name include: *Benson John Lossing (1813–1891), American historian, publisher, journalist, engraver, and antiquarian * Frederick Lossing (1915–1998), Canadian chemist and mass spectrometrist *John Lossing Buck John Lossing Buck (27 November 189027 September 1975,See the photo of Find a Grave Memorial no. 28263596, citing Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York, USA adopted the Chinese name ) was an American agricultural e ...

Benson John Lossing
Benson John Lossing (February 12, 1813 – June 3, 1891) was a prolific and popular American historian, known best for his illustrated books on the American Revolution and American Civil War and features in ''Harper's Magazine''. He was a charter trustee of Vassar College. Early life Lossing was born February 12, 1813 in Beekman, New York. His father John was descended of old Dutch stock, originally surnamed Lassing or Lassingh, who had been among the earliest settlers of the Hudson Valley. His mother, Miriam Dorland Lossing was a Quakers, Quaker. His formal education was curtailed when he was orphaned in 1824. Soon thereafter, he moved to Poughkeepsie (town), New York, Poughkeepsie to serve as apprentice to Adam Henderson, clock and watchmaker and silversmith. During his apprenticeship he read a number of history books, and over a period of several years pursued an independent study.''American Authors 1600-1900'', 1938 He became interested in history after reading Edward ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Frederick Lossing
Frederick Pettit Lossing (1915-1998) was a Canadian chemist at the National Research Council in Ottawa.The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry: Volume 9: Historical Perspectives, Part B: Notable People in Mass Spectrometry He was a prolific scientist and is mainly known for his contributions to mass spectrometry, the Fred P. Lossing Award awarded by the Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry is named after him. Lossing was born in Norwich and studied at the University of Western Ontario and obtained a PhD from McGill University in 1942. In 1946 he joined the National Research Council in Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ... where he worked until his retirement in 1980. His work included measurements of the ionization energies of free radicals and thermochemistr ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]