Gan Eng Seng Gan was of Hokkien Chinese descent‚ born and educated in Melaka‚ and the eldest son of five in his family. His forefathers emigrated from Fujian Province‚ China to Malaya. Owing to poor circumstances‚ he probably had an elementary school education in which he learnt to read and write in simple English and keep accounts. After his father’s death‚ sixteen year old Gan was involved in the nutmeg business on a very small scale. Later‚ he was taken on as an apprentice by Messrs. Guthrie
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Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was born on August 10‚ 1874. He was the thirty first president of the United States. Hoover’s Term for President was from 1929 to 1933. He was a world-wide known mining engineer and humanitarian administrator. "As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge‚ he promoted economic modernization. In the presidential election of 1928‚ Hoover easily won the Republican Nomination. The nation was prosperous
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George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a Welsh-born English poet‚ orator and Anglican priest. Herbert’s poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets‚ and he is recognized as "a pivotal figure: enormously popular‚ deeply and broadly influential‚ and arguably the most skillful and important British devotional lyricist."[ George Herbert as a Religious poet George Herbert as a Religious poet George Herbert is considered as a religious poet because of the subject matter
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SwinDell Autry Jr History 239 Dr. Taylor March 23‚ 2014 Herbert Hoover During Herbert Hoover’s time as president of the United States of America there were three important factors that allowed president Hoover to poorly handle the depression were not being able to relate to people‚ passing of acts that had little no help at all‚ and the fact that congress had no faith in him. President Hoover was a president that came from a Quaker family born second out of three children. Although when
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December 18‚ 2011 Herbert C. Hoover My president is Herbert Clark Hoover. Herbert Hoover was the 31st president. His time in office was not very pleasant for him or American. Here are some interesting facts about his life! Herbert Hoover was born on August 10‚ 1874 in West Branch‚ Iowa. His parents are Jesse Hoover and Huldan Minthorn Hoover. Herbert Hoover’s family was Quakers. He also has 2 siblings‚ 1 brother and 1 sister. Their names were Herbert Jr. and Allan. Herbert was also married to
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rneLorena Dávila Robles 1380049 HERBERT SPENCER Brief Biography. British philosopher and sociologist‚ Herbert Spencer was a major figure in the intellectual life of the Victorian era. He was one of the principal proponents of evolutionary theory in the mid nineteenth century‚ and his reputation at the time rivaled that of Charles Darwin. Spencer was initially best known for developing and applying evolutionary theory to philosophy‚ psychology and the study of society — what he called his “synthetic
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Biographical Section George Herbert was born in Montgomery‚ Wales‚ on April 3‚ 1593 to Magdalen and Richard Newport Herbert. The Herbert family was very affluent and influential in the local government at the time. His mother‚ Magdalen‚ worked as a patron and maintained a friendship with John Doone and several or artists. His father‚ Richard‚ was first a Member of Parliament. He later worked as High Sheriff and moved on to “Keeper of the Rolls” of Montgomeryshire. Herbert first attended Trinity College
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[pic][pic] [pic] [pic][pic] Herbert Spencer | | |Biography: Herbert Spencer | Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) was an English philosopher‚ scientist‚ engineer‚ and political economist. In his day his works were important in popularizing the concept
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Moratorium: This was a statement made by president Herbert Hoover stating that he would postpone German war Reparations. 7. Hawley-Smoot Tariff- This was a tariff which raised taxes up to 60 %. It is the believed cause of the depression. 8. London Naval Conference- This was a meeting between the 5 major naval power to limit their abilities. 9. Hoover Moratorium on War Debts- This was a statement made by president Herbert Hoover stating that he would postpone German war Reparations
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Many people blamed President Herbert Hoover for the severity of the great depression. He just thought that the depression would just be a passing incident in our nation’s lives‚ thinking that it would be over in a few months. “Herbert Hoover (1874-1964)‚ America’s 31st president‚ took office in 1929‚ the year the U.S. economy plummeted into the Great Depression. Although his predecessors’
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