Richard Owen : Scotland 1810, Indiana 1890 /

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Richard Dale Owen was born in 1810 in Scotland to a wealthy textile manufacturer and philanthropist. The youngest of eight children, Richard grew up at the family estate of Braxfield House, where he received his early education from private tutors. He would later go on to study chemistry, physics, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Albjerg, Victor L. (Victor Lincoln), 1892-1973 (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2019]
Series:The archives of Purdue ; number 2
Subjects:
Owen, Richard, > 1810-1890.
Owen, Richard, > 1810-1890
Purdue University > History.
Purdue University
College presidents > Indiana > Biography.
Présidents et recteurs d'université > Indiana > Biographies.
College presidents
Indiana
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Chapter I: Backgrounds and Beginnings
  • Chapter II: Years of Preparation
  • Chapter III: Record in the War Between the States
  • Chapter IV: Professor and Citizen
  • Chapter V: President of Purdue University
  • Chapter VI: Retirement
  • Bibliography

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