Gebelein, George Christian

• Sluggeorge-christian-gebelein
• Date Created2012-09-27 06:27:40
• Coverage1878-1945
• Role
• Article TitleGeorge Christian Gebelein
• Page TitleGeorge Christian Gebelein
• Short TitleGeorge Christian Gebelein
• Index TitleGebelein, George
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionA first-generation immigrant, George Gebelein earned acclaim for the superb quality of his handcrafted silver products, finding success as a craftsman in an era when mass-produced goods had replaced handcrafted products.
• TeaserA first-generation immigrant, George Gebelein earned acclaim for the superb quality of his handcrafted silver products, finding success as a craftsman in an era when mass-produced goods had replaced handcrafted products.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Craft, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, From the End of the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, 1893-1918, G, Manufacturing, Metals and Mining, New England,
• ArticleView

Gemuender, August

• Slugaugust-gemunder
• Date Created2012-12-20 11:41:04
• Coverage1814-1899
• Role
• Article TitleAugust Gemünder
• Page TitleAugust Gemünder
• Short TitleAugust Gemünder
• Index TitleGemünder, August
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• Teaser
• TermsA-Z, Also Known As, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, G,
• ArticleView

Gemuender, George

• Sluggeorge-gemunder
• Date Created2012-12-14 06:42:45
• Coverage1816-1899
• Role
• Article TitleGeorge Gemünder
• Page TitleGeorge Gemünder
• Short TitleGeorge Gemünder
• Index TitleGemünder, George
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionAugust and George Gemünder pioneered high-quality violin making and trading in the United States and were responsible for establishing violin making as a respected craft in the U.S. and also for facilitating the flow of classical violins into the country.
• TeaserAugust and George Gemünder pioneered high-quality violin making and trading in the United States and were responsible for establishing violin making as a respected craft in the U.S. and also for facilitating the flow of classical violins into the country.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Craft, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, G, Manufacturing, Mid-Atlantic, Musical Instruments, The Emergence of an Industrial Nation, 1840-1893,
• ArticleView

Genthe, Arnold

• Slugarnold-genthe
• Date Created2014-01-29 12:07:02
• Coverage1869-1942
• Role
• Article TitleArnold Genthe
• Page TitleArnold Genthe
• Short TitleArnold Genthe
• Index TitleGenthe, Arnold
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• TeaserIn 1895, Arnold Genthe accepted an offer to work as a tutor for an affluent German-American family in San Francisco. In between tutoring responsibilities, he taught himself photography and began publishing some of his photographs in local magazines. By 1901, he had already become one of the most sought-after portrait photographers on the West Coast. His award-winning photographic landscapes and pictures would soon bring both domestic and international recognition.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, From the End of the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, 1893-1918, G, Mid-Atlantic, Optics and Photography, Pacific West, Protestant,
• ArticleView

German Component to American Industrialization

• Slugthe-german-component-to-american-industrialization
• Date Created2014-01-27 11:32:37
• Coverage1840-1893
• Role
• Article TitleThe German Component to American Industrialization
• Page TitleThe German Component to American Industrialization
• Short TitleThe German Component to American Industrialization
• Index TitleGerman Component to American Industrialization
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionThe era from 1840 to 1893 was a momentous one both for German-American immigration and for U.S. industrialization, so it bears examining to what extent the two developments were interrelated. This essay will first sketch out the contours of German immigration and American industrialization in this era. It then identifies areas of the U.S. economy where Germans were particularly concentrated, and examines the industrial and geographic niches where transatlantic connections were of greatest consequence. Shifting focus from global to individual patterns, it then explores what was German and what was American about German-American entrepreneurship in the mid- and late nineteenth century.
• TeaserThe era from 1840 to 1893 was a momentous one both for German-American immigration and for U.S. industrialization, so it bears examining to what extent the two developments were interrelated. This essay will first sketch out the contours of German immigration and American industrialization in this era. It then identifies areas of the U.S. economy where Germans were particularly concentrated, and examines the industrial and geographic niches where transatlantic connections were of greatest consequence. Shifting focus from global to individual patterns, it then explores what was German and what was American about German-American entrepreneurship in the mid- and late nineteenth century.
• TermsA-Z, Brewing, Encyclopedia, Entries, G, Migration, The Emergence of an Industrial Nation, 1840-1893, Thematic Essays,
• ArticleView

German Corporate Entrepreneurs in Nineteenth Century America

• Sluggerman-corporate-entrepreneurs-in-nineteenth-century-america
• Date Created2014-03-24 09:55:13
• Coverage1800-1899
• Role
• Article TitleGerman Corporate Entrepreneurs in Nineteenth Century America
• Page TitleGerman Corporate Entrepreneurs in Nineteenth Century America
• Short TitleGerman Corporate Entrepreneurs in Nineteenth Century America
• Index TitleGerman Corporate Entrepreneurs in Nineteenth Century America
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• TeaserMany of the Germans who came to the United States in the nineteenth century were entrepreneurs, some in the more mundane sense of owning their own businesses, others in the more exciting sense of being innovators within various business sectors. Germans also appear to have been more likely to engage in entrepreneurial activities on a scale large enough to require the formation of corporations. That hypothesis stems from the analysis of a database of the names of several hundred thousand incorporators, people (mostly men) who helped for-profit businesses to receive special charters granted by state legislatures across the United States between 1790 and 1861.
• TermsA-Z, Corporations, Encyclopedia, Entries, G, The Emergence of an Industrial Nation, 1840-1893, Thematic Essays,
• ArticleView

German Immigrants and J. P. Morgan’s Securities Underwriting Syndicates

• Sluggerman-immigrants-and-j-p-morgans-securities-underwriting-syndicates
• Date Created2015-06-02 10:02:54
• Coverage1879-1918
• Role
• Article TitleGerman Immigrants and J. P. Morgan’s Securities Underwriting Syndicates
• Page TitleGerman Immigrants and J. P. Morgan’s Securities Underwriting Syndicates
• Short TitleGerman Immigrants and J. P. Morgan’s Securities Underwriting Syndicates
• Index TitleGerman Immigrants and J. P. Morgan’s Securities Underwriting Syndicates
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionThe Immigrant Entrepreneurship project offers a transnational perspective on American history. Transaction records from the J. P. Morgan & Co. Syndicate Books help us understand how a transnational society of bankers networked funds around the world by forming syndicates to support the globalization process. Syndicate participation provided a way for many German immigrants and German-Americans to attain both economic success and social status in America.
• TeaserThe Immigrant Entrepreneurship project offers a transnational perspective on American history. Transaction records from the J. P. Morgan & Co. Syndicate Books help us understand how a transnational society of bankers networked funds around the world by forming syndicates to support the globalization process. Syndicate participation provided a way for many German immigrants and German-Americans to attain both economic success and social status in America.
• TermsA-Z, Banking and Finance, Brewing, Electronics, Encyclopedia, Entertainment Industry, Entries, Food and Food Processing, From the End of the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, 1893-1918, G, Manufacturing, Metals, Mining, and Resource Extraction, Retail, Thematic Essays,
• ArticleView

German Immigrants in the United States Brewing Industry

• Sluggerman-immigrants-in-the-united-states-brewing-industry
• Date Created2017-02-01 13:37:02
• Coverage1840-1895
• Role
• Article TitleGerman Immigrants in the United States Brewing Industry
• Page TitleGerman Immigrants in the United States Brewing Industry
• Short TitleGerman Immigrants in the United States Brewing Industry
• Index TitleGerman Immigrants in the United States Brewing Industry
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• TeaserImmigrant groups in the United States sometimes find an economic niche that allows them to become dominant in a particular business, or, at the very least, to become associated with that niche in the public mind. For the German-American community before nationwide Prohibition (1920–1933), domination of the American brewing industry was both a cliché and a reality.
• TermsA-Z, Brewing, Encyclopedia, Entries, G, The Emergence of an Industrial Nation, 1840-1893, Thematic Essays,
• ArticleView

German Jews and Peddling in America

• Sluggerman-jews-and-peddling-in-america
• Date Created2014-02-11 12:39:58
• Coverage
• Role
• Article TitleGerman Jews and Peddling in America
• Page TitleGerman Jews and Peddling in America
• Short TitleGerman Jews and Peddling in America
• Index TitleGerman Jews and Peddling in America
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionPeddling helped launch the Jewish migration out of Germany and its predecessor states. The knowledge that thousands of young single men could come to America and get on the road, laden with a jumble of goods on their backs, and reasonably hope to end up a married proprietor of a thriving business, propelled them. The fact that they could fulfill the aims of their migration, settle down, and succeed in business, also helped change the face of the Jewish world for decades to come.
• TeaserPeddling helped launch the Jewish migration out of Germany and its predecessor states. The knowledge that thousands of young single men could come to America and get on the road, laden with a jumble of goods on their backs, and reasonably hope to end up a married proprietor of a thriving business, propelled them. The fact that they could fulfill the aims of their migration, settle down, and succeed in business, also helped change the face of the Jewish world for decades to come.
• TermsA-Z, Encyclopedia, Entries, From the End of the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, 1893-1918, G, German-Jewish, Retail, The Emergence of an Industrial Nation, 1840-1893, Thematic Essays,
• ArticleView

German Social Entrepreneurs and the First Kindergartens in Nineteenth Century America

• Sluggerman-social-entrepreneurs-and-the-first-kindergartens-in-nineteenth-century-america
• Date Created2016-08-08 12:49:48
• Coverage
• Role
• Article TitleGerman Social Entrepreneurs and the First Kindergartens in Nineteenth Century America
• Page TitleGerman Social Entrepreneurs and the First Kindergartens in Nineteenth Century America
• Short TitleGerman Social Entrepreneurs and the First Kindergartens in Nineteenth Century America
• Index TitleGerman Social Entrepreneurs and the First Kindergartens in Nineteenth Century America
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• TeaserTwo German women, Caroline Louisa Frankenberg and Margarethe Meyer Schurz, are credited with bringing the kindergarten movement to the nineteenth-century United States by opening kindergartens that served children of German immigrants. They conducted classes in the German language and were social entrepreneurs in that they made an innovative, long-term, social impact on the American educational system. Their primary interest was not personal financial gain, but rather the humanistic, social, and educational development of children. As word spread of their efforts, Anglo-American educators took note and grew the movement, establishing English-language kindergartens and kindergarten training schools for teachers. The creation of kindergartens fundamentally changed how Americans thought about the ideal environment for beginning a child’s education.
• TermsA-Z, Education, Encyclopedia, Entries, G, Midwest, The Emergence of an Industrial Nation, 1840-1893, Thematic Essays,
• ArticleView

German-Americans during World War I

• Sluggerman-americans-during-world-war-i
• Date Created2014-09-19 13:32:08
• Coverage
• Role
• Article TitleGerman-Americans during World War I
• Page TitleGerman-Americans during World War I
• Short TitleGerman-Americans during World War I
• Index TitleGerman-Americans during World War I
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionWorld War I had a devastating effect on German-Americans and their cultural heritage. Up until that point, German-Americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, and collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the United States. Indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well-integrated and esteemed part of American society. All of this changed with the outbreak of war.
• TeaserWorld War I had a devastating effect on German-Americans and their cultural heritage. Up until that point, German-Americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, and collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the United States. Indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well-integrated and esteemed part of American society. All of this changed with the outbreak of war.
• TermsA-Z, Anti-German Sentiments, Citizenship, Encyclopedia, Entries, From the End of the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, 1893-1918, G, Thematic Essays,
• ArticleView

Goelitz, Gustav

• Sluggustav-goelitz
• Date Created2013-03-05 18:47:26
• Coverage1845-1901
• Role
• Article TitleGustav Goelitz
• Page TitleGustav Goelitz
• Short TitleGustav Goelitz
• Index TitleGoelitz, Gustav
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• TeaserJelly Belly traces its roots to the entrepreneurial efforts of Gustav Goelitz, who came to the United States in 1866 and with his younger brothers, Albert and George, built a successful confectionery business, Gustav Goelitz Candy, in Belleville, Illinois, and later Goelitz Brothers' Candy in St. Louis, Missouri.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, Food and Food Processing, G, Midwest, The Emergence of an Industrial Nation, 1840-1893,
• ArticleView

Goldman, Henry

• Slughenry-goldman-immigrant-outsider-as-empire-builder
• Date Created2015-05-07 09:29:29
• Coverage1857-1937
• Role
• Article TitleHenry Goldman: Immigrant Outsider as Empire Builder
• Page TitleHenry Goldman: Immigrant Outsider as Empire Builder
• Short TitleHenry Goldman
• Index TitleGoldman, Henry
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionToday, second generation German-Jewish immigrant Henry Goldman is primarily remembered for his role as an early partner in Goldman Sachs, the international investment bank that still bears his family’s name. His accomplishments stretched well beyond his own firm, however. In addition to revolutionizing Goldman Sachs, he helped change the American economy by shifting investment banking away from railroads and heavy industry and toward mass-retail establishments. He also pioneered an approach to capital valuation that focused not on physical assets, but on future earnings.
• TeaserToday, second generation German-Jewish immigrant Henry Goldman is primarily remembered for his role as an early partner in Goldman Sachs, the international investment bank that still bears his family’s name. His accomplishments stretched well beyond his own firm, however. In addition to revolutionizing Goldman Sachs, he helped change the American economy by shifting investment banking away from railroads and heavy industry and toward mass-retail establishments. He also pioneered an approach to capital valuation that focused not on physical assets, but on future earnings.
• TermsA-Z, Banking and Finance, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, From the End of the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, 1893-1918, G, German-Jewish, Mid-Atlantic, Retail, Second Generation,
• ArticleView

Goldman, Marcus

• Slugmarcus-goldman
• Date Created2012-04-17 14:38:33
• Coverage1821-1904
• Role
• Article TitleMarcus Goldman
• Page TitleMarcus Goldman
• Short TitleMarcus Goldman
• Index TitleGoldman, Marcus
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• TeaserMarcus Goldman immigrated to the United States in 1848. After twenty-one years working as an itinerant peddler and a shopkeeper, he carved out a niche for himself in commercial promissory notes forming what would eventually become Goldman, Sachs & Co.
• TermsA-Z, Banking and Finance, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, G, German-Jewish, Mid-Atlantic, The Emergence of an Industrial Nation, 1840-1893,
• ArticleView

Gratz, Bernard

• Slugbernard-gratz
• Date Created2014-09-19 13:14:16
• Coverage1737-1801
• Role
• Article TitleBernard Gratz
• Page TitleBernard Gratz
• Short TitleBernard Gratz
• Index TitleGratz, Bernard
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• Teaser
• TermsA-Z, Also Known As, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, G,
• ArticleView

Gratz, Michael

• Slugmichael-gratz
• Date Created2014-09-10 11:48:37
• Coverage1739-1811
• Role
• Article TitleMichael Gratz
• Page TitleMichael Gratz
• Short TitleMichael Gratz
• Index TitleGratz, Michael
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionBrothers Barnard Gratz and Michael Gratz were merchants and land speculators from the Prussian occupied territory of Silesia whose commercial enterprises connected Philadelphia to port cities in other continental American colonies, the Caribbean, and Europe, and to the North American frontier.
• TeaserBrothers Barnard Gratz and Michael Gratz were merchants and land speculators from the Prussian occupied territory of Silesia whose commercial enterprises connected Philadelphia to port cities in other continental American colonies, the Caribbean, and Europe, and to the North American frontier.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, From the Colonial Economy to Early Industrialization, 1720-1840, G, German-Jewish, Import and Export, Mid-Atlantic, Real Estate, Retail,
• ArticleView

Griesedieck, Joseph

• Slugjoseph-griesedieck
• Date Created2013-07-29 12:06:25
• Coverage1863-1938
• Role
• Article TitleJoseph Griesedieck
• Page TitleJoseph Griesedieck
• Short TitleJoseph Griesedieck
• Index TitleGriesedieck, Joseph
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• TeaserJoseph Griesedieck was one of the most influential brewers in St. Louis in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. From the 1880s to the 1910s, he helped run several city breweries. At the outset of Prohibition, he acquired the Falstaff label and built the Falstaff Corporation around it. While many other brewers failed during Prohibition, Griesedieck kept his company afloat by selling “near beer,” soft drinks, carbonated water, and pork products. After the repeal of Prohibition, he obtained the first federal permit to begin brewing beer legally again. Within five years, the Falstaff Brewing Corporation was operating four plants in three states and had gained a national market.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Brewing, Catholic, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, Food and Food Processing, From the End of the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, 1893-1918, G, Midwest,
• ArticleView

Grohmann, Eckhart

• Slugeckhart-g-grohmann
• Date Created2013-03-13 15:28:24
• Coverage1936-
• Role
• Article TitleEckhart G. Grohmann
• Page TitleEckhart G. Grohmann
• Short TitleEckhart G. Grohmann
• Index TitleGrohmann, Eckhart
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionEckhart Grohmann does not fit the all-too-familiar narrative of the old world European immigrant peasant turned captain of industry that permeates much of the American popular memory. Grohmann was already a member of the entrepreneurial class in Germany. After immigrating to the United States, he acquired his own company, Aluminum Casting and Engineering Co., a small Milwaukee foundry that he expanded into a major firm.
• TeaserEckhart Grohmann does not fit the all-too-familiar narrative of the old world European immigrant peasant turned captain of industry that permeates much of the American popular memory. Grohmann was already a member of the entrepreneurial class in Germany. After immigrating to the United States, he acquired his own company, Aluminum Casting and Engineering Co., a small Milwaukee foundry that he expanded into a major firm.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, From the Postwar Boom to Global Capitalism, 1945-Today, G, Metals and Mining,
• ArticleView

Gruen, Dietrich

• Slugdietrich-gruen
• Date Created2014-10-27 12:28:32
• Coverage1847-1911
• Role
• Article TitleDietrich Gruen
• Page TitleDietrich Gruen
• Short TitleDietrich Gruen
• Index TitleGruen, Dietrich
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• TeaserAfter learning the watchmaking trade in the Black Forest region, Dietrich Gruen immigrated to the United States, where he eventually patented an improved center pinion for watches. This innovation became the foundation of Gruen’s business ventures, which included the Gruen Watch Company, a leading watch manufacturing firm that operated for half a century.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Craft and Artisanal Economy, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, From the End of the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, 1893-1918, G, Manufacturing, Midwest, Protestant,
• ArticleView

Guenther, Carl Hilmar

• Slugcarl-hilmar-guenther
• Date Created2015-07-27 09:48:58
• Coverage1826-1902
• Role
• Article TitleCarl Hilmar Guenther
• Page TitleCarl Hilmar Guenther
• Short TitleCarl Hilmar Guenther
• Index TitleGuenther, Carl Hilmar
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionCarl Hilmar Guenther established a mill on the Texas frontier in 1851 that grew into one of the largest food processing companies in the nation, producing well-known flour brands such as Pioneer and White Wings, home baking products under the Morrison Mills name, and Sun-Bird and Williams prepared foods. Guenther originally came to America in 1848, seeking greater political freedom and hoping for economic opportunity.
• TeaserCarl Hilmar Guenther established a mill on the Texas frontier in 1851 that grew into one of the largest food processing companies in the nation, producing well-known flour brands such as Pioneer and White Wings, home baking products under the Morrison Mills name, and Sun-Bird and Williams prepared foods. Guenther originally came to America in 1848, seeking greater political freedom and hoping for economic opportunity.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, Food and Food Processing, G, Protestant, Southeast, The Emergence of an Industrial Nation, 1840-1893,
• ArticleView

Guericke, Konstantin

• Slugkonstantin-guericke
• Date Created2014-08-21 07:17:52
• Coverage1967-
• Role
• Article TitleKonstantin Guericke
• Page TitleKonstantin Guericke
• Short TitleKonstantin Guericke
• Index TitleGuericke, Konstantin
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• TeaserKonstantin Guericke is a web 2.0 pioneer and co-founder of LinkedIn, the world’s largest online business network. Guericke first came to the United States as a high school exchange student and then returned to pursue further studies at Stanford University. Benefiting from a unique environment for innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration, he found pathways to Silicon Valley’s high tech start-up scene.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Computers, Internet, and Software, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, From the Postwar Boom to Global Capitalism, 1945-Today, G, Pacific West, Telecommunications,
• ArticleView

Guggenheim, Felix

• Slugfelix-guggenheim
• Date Created2012-07-19 07:54:58
• Coverage1904-1976
• Role
• Article TitleFelix Guggenheim
• Page TitleFelix Guggenheim
• Short TitleFelix Guggenheim
• Index TitleGuggenheim, Felix
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionFelix Guggenheim emigrated to the United States in 1940. An influential publisher in Germany, Guggenheim was able to utilize his former contacts to establish a successful business as a literary agent and legal advisor for clients in the U.S. and in Germany after the end of World War II.
• TeaserFelix Guggenheim emigrated to the United States in 1940. An influential publisher in Germany, Guggenheim was able to utilize his former contacts to establish a successful business as a literary agent and legal advisor for clients in the U.S. and in Germany after the end of World War II.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, From the Postwar Boom to Global Capitalism, 1945-Today, G, German-Jewish, Manufacturing, Nazi Germany, Pacific West, Publishing,
• ArticleView

Guggenheimer, Randolph

• Slugrandolph-guggenheimer
• Date Created2013-11-11 13:28:07
• Coverage1848-1907
• Role
• Article TitleRandolph Guggenheimer
• Page TitleRandolph Guggenheimer
• Short TitleRandolph Guggenheimer
• Index TitleGuggenheimer, Randolph
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• Teaser
• TermsA-Z, Also Known As, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, U,
• ArticleView

Guldman, Leopold Henry

• Slugleopold-henry-guldman
• Date Created2014-06-25 09:52:14
• Coverage1852-1936
• Role
• Article TitleLeopold Henry Guldman
• Page TitleLeopold Henry Guldman
• Short TitleLeopold Henry Guldman
• Index TitleGuldman, Leopold Henry
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionLeopold H. Guldman was born in 1852 to Jewish parents in Harburg, a village in the kingdom of Bavaria. After arriving in the U.S., Guldman eventually made his way to Colorado, where he opened small outlets in bustling mining towns and supplied goods to miners. By 1879, at the age of twenty-six, he founded the Golden Eagle Dry Goods Company, which quickly became one of Denver’s leading popular-price department stores.
• TeaserLeopold H. Guldman was born in 1852 to Jewish parents in Harburg, a village in the kingdom of Bavaria. After arriving in the U.S., Guldman eventually made his way to Colorado, where he opened small outlets in bustling mining towns and supplied goods to miners. By 1879, at the age of twenty-six, he founded the Golden Eagle Dry Goods Company, which quickly became one of Denver’s leading popular-price department stores.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, From the End of the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, 1893-1918, G, German-Jewish, Mountain West, Retail,
• ArticleView

Hackfeld, Heinrich

• Slughackfeld-heinrich
• Date Created2017-02-13 10:27:56
• Coverage1816-1887
• Role
• Article TitleHackfeld, Heinrich
• Page TitleHackfeld, Heinrich
• Short TitleHeinrich Hackfeld
• Index TitleHackfeld, Heinrich
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• TeaserHeinrich (Henry) Hackfeld was born in Almsloh, a village in the parish of Ganderkesee, in the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. He eventually became part of the Bremish mercantile elite, but was atypical in that he came from a humble background. His firm, H. Hackfeld & Co. of Honolulu, was one of a number of German mercantile businesses founded in Melanesia and Polynesia during the nineteenth century. Initially the main focus of the firm’s business was both indirect and direct involvement in the North Pacific whaling industry. After the demise of this industry, at the beginning of the 1870s, the firm shifted its focus to another part of its business, the provision of factoring services to the Hawaiian sugar industry. By the time of the incorporation of Hawaii as a United States Territory in 1900 the firm was one of a small group of sugar factors that dominated the islands’ economy.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, H, Pacific West, Protestant, The Emergence of an Industrial Nation, 1840-1893, Trading, Transportation,
• ArticleView

Hammer, Adam

• Slugadam-hammer-and-the-reform-of-higher-medical-education-in-the-united-states-the-creation-of-the-humboldt-institute-in-st-louis
• Date Created2015-03-24 11:01:23
• Coverage1818-1878
• Role
• Article TitleAdam Hammer and the Reform of Higher Medical Education in the United States: The Creation of the Humboldt Institute in St. Louis
• Page TitleAdam Hammer and the Reform of Higher Medical Education in the United States: The Creation of the Humboldt Institute in St. Louis
• Short TitleAdam Hammer
• Index TitleHammer, Adam
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionAdam Hammer was a German physician who immigrated to St. Louis, after having participated in the uprising in Baden. Soon after his arrival in the United States he became aware of the deficiencies in the American medical education system. He determined that the most effective remedy for the situation would be to carry out a comprehensive reform of the medical sector using the educational and medical practices of Germany as a model. Hammer’s entrepreneurial significance is found in his contributions to society as a social entrepreneur in the worlds of academia and public health, rather than as a profitable commercial entrepreneur.
• TeaserAdam Hammer was a German physician who immigrated to St. Louis, after having participated in the uprising in Baden. Soon after his arrival in the United States he became aware of the deficiencies in the American medical education system. He determined that the most effective remedy for the situation would be to carry out a comprehensive reform of the medical sector using the educational and medical practices of Germany as a model. Hammer’s entrepreneurial significance is found in his contributions to society as a social entrepreneur in the worlds of academia and public health, rather than as a profitable commercial entrepreneur.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Catholic, Education, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, H, Midwest, Philanthropy and Social Advocacy, The Emergence of an Industrial Nation, 1840-1893,
• ArticleView

Hart, Harry

• Slugharry-hart
• Date Created2012-05-07 12:24:09
• Coverage1850-1929
• Role
• Article TitleHarry Hart
• Page TitleHarry Hart
• Short TitleHarry Hart
• Index TitleHart, Harry
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• Teaser
• TermsA-Z, Also Known As, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, S,
• ArticleView

Hart, Max

• Slugmax-hart
• Date Created2012-05-07 12:24:29
• Coverage1853-1928
• Role
• Article TitleMax Hart
• Page TitleMax Hart
• Short TitleMax Hart
• Index TitleHart, Max
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• Teaser
• TermsA-Z, Also Known As, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, S,
• ArticleView

Hasenclever, Peter

• Slugpeter-hasenclever
• Date Created2014-12-04 15:37:55
• Coverage1716-1793
• Role
• Article TitlePeter Hasenclever
• Page TitlePeter Hasenclever
• Short TitlePeter Hasenclever
• Index TitleHasenclever, Peter
• Page Keywords
• Page DescriptionPeter Hasenclever was a German-born international businessman active from approximately 1733 until 1792. From 1764 to 1770, he resided in the British colonies of New York and New Jersey, where he established an ultimately unsuccessful transatlantic enterprise to produce, transport, and market iron and steel.
• TeaserPeter Hasenclever was a German-born international businessman active from approximately 1733 until 1792. From 1764 to 1770, he resided in the British colonies of New York and New Jersey, where he established an ultimately unsuccessful transatlantic enterprise to produce, transport, and market iron and steel.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Encyclopedia, Entries, From the Colonial Economy to Early Industrialization, 1720-1840, H, Manufacturing, Metals and Mining, Mid-Atlantic, Protestant,
• ArticleView

Hasslacher, Jacob

• Slugjacob-hasslacher
• Date Created2011-06-08 09:49:29
• Coverage1852-1921
• Role
• Article TitleJacob Hasslacher
• Page TitleJacob Hasslacher
• Short TitleJacob Hasslacher
• Index TitleHasslacher, Jacob
• Page Keywords
• Page Description
• TeaserJacob Hasslacher has been counted among the American chemical industry’s “founding fathers.” The manufacture and sale of specialty chemicals was more advanced in his native country than in his adopted one, and his firm, the Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Company, benefited from its German connections during most of the period in which it was led by Hasslacher.
• TermsA-Z, Biographies, Chemical Industry, Encyclopedia, Entries, First Generation, From the End of the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, 1893-1918, H, Mid-Atlantic, Pharmaceutical Industry,
• ArticleView