John Chippewa Crerar
John Chippewa Crerar (born March 8, 1827 in New York , † October 19, 1889 ibid) was an American industrialist and philanthropist .
Life
His parents were immigrants from Scotland and his father died early. He began his career in his stepfather's New York office. When he met the banker Morris Ketchum Jesup in 1856, he took over the management of the company. He founded the John Crerar Library , now part of the University of Chicago .
literature
- Goodspeed, Thomas W. Introduction, in J. Christian Bay, The John Crerar Library, 1895-1944: An Historical Report Prepared under the Authority of the Board of Directors by the Librarian . Chicago: John Crerar Library, 1945.
Web links
- History of John Crerar
- John Crerar and the Founding of the Library
- About the John Crerar Library
- The John Crerar Library. A Free Public Reference Library of Scientific Literature. 1894-1905 by Clement Walker Andrews, Librarian - (Reprint from Libraries of Chicago) Chicago, 1905.
- The John Crear Library
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| SURNAME | Crerar, John Chippewa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur and philanthropist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1889 |
| Place of death | new York |