Rudolph Lexow (January 10, 1823
Tönning
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History
Tönning was destroyed in the Bu ...
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[ ]Duchy of Schleswig
The Duchy of Schleswig ( da, Hertugdømmet Slesvig; german: Herzogtum Schleswig; nds, Hartogdom Sleswig; frr, Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km ( ...
, Denmark – July 16, 1909 New York City) was an American writer and editor.
Biography
Lexow graduated from the University of Kiel and was active in the Revolutions of 1848 in Germany
In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...
. He fled to England, where he married Caroline King in Hull
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Structures
* Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle
* Fuselage, of an aircraft
* Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds
* Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship
* Submarine hull
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,[ and then traveled on to the United States, where he settled in New York City and founded the '' Belletristisches Journal'' in 1852.
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Family
Rudolph and Caroline Lexow were the parents of New York City attorney Charles King Lexow, New York state senator Clarence Lexow
Clarence Lexow (September 16, 1852 – December 31, 1910) was an American politician and member of the New York Senate from 1894 to 1898.
Biography
He was born on September 16, 1852, in Brooklyn, New York (state). His father was Rudolph Lexo ...
, Allan Lexow and Rudolph G. Lexow.[ This source reports Lexow's birth year as 1821.] Their granddaughter Caroline Lexow Babcock was a prominent suffragist and pacifist.Harriet Hyman Alonso, ''The Women's Peace Union and the Outlawry of War'' (Syracuse University Press 1997): 25.
Works
He wrote histories of the American Civil War and of the Revolutions of 1848 in Germany.
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1823 births
1909 deaths
Danish emigrants
Immigrants to the United States
American editors
People from the Duchy of Schleswig
University of Kiel alumni
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