tappan

listen to the pronunciation of tappan
Английский Язык - Английский Язык
United States abolitionist (1786-1865)

Связанные Термины

tappan zee bridge
a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River
Arthur Tappan
born May 22, 1786, Northampton, Mass., U.S. died July 23, 1865, New Haven, Conn. U.S. merchant and philanthropist. He operated various businesses, including a silk-importing firm in New York (1826-37) with his brother Lewis Tappan (1788-1873); they also founded the first commercial credit-rating service (1841). He used his wealth to support missionary societies and the abolitionist crusade, helping found the American Anti-Slavery Society and serving as its first president (1833-40). After breaking with William Lloyd Garrison, he created the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society (1840). The Tappan brothers later supported the Underground Railroad
tappan
Избранное
Еще...
Очистить