Horace Greeley
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Summary
Horace Greeley was born on February 3, 1811[1], in Amherst[2]. He died on November 29, 1872[3], in Pleasantville[4]. He worked as a journalist[5], politician[6], publisher[7], editor[8], and businessperson[9]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,855 views/month, #6,588 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1811[11], February 3, 1811[12]
- Date of death: 1872[13], November 29, 1872[14]
- Place of burial: Green-Wood Cemetery[15]
- Father: Zaccheus Greeley[16]
- Spouse: Mary Cheney Greeley[17]
- Child: Gabrielle Greeley Clendenin[18]
- Country of citizenship: United States[19]
- Occupation: writer[20], editing staff[21], abolitionist[22]
- Field of work: journalism[23], politics[24], editing[25], publishing[26], utopianism[27]
- Position held: member of the United States House of Representatives[28]
- Religion or worldview: universalism[29]
- Sex or gender: male[30]
- Member of political party: Whig Party[31], Republican Party[32], Liberal Republican Party[33]
- Commons category: Horace Greeley[34]
- Archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch[35]
- Residence: Greeley House[36]
- Family name: Greeley[37]
- Given name: Horace[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Horace Greeley[39]
- Work location: Washington, D.C.[40], Manhattan[41]
- Described by source: Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[42], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[43], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[45], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[46], Library of the World's Best Literature[47], The American Portrait Gallery[48], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[49], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[50], The New Student's Reference Work[51]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[52]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Horace Greeley include Hjalmar Schacht[53], an economist[54], 1877–1970[55], of Germany[56], awarded the Golden Party Badge[57]; Greeley[58], a city in the United States[59], in United States[60], founded in 1869[61]; and Greeley County[62], a county of Kansas[63], in United States[64], founded in 1873[65].
Why It Matters
Horace Greeley has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for him include Hjalmar Schacht[53], an economist[54], 1877–1970[55], of Germany[56], awarded the Golden Party Badge[57]; Greeley[58], a city in the United States[59], in United States[60], founded in 1869[61]; and Greeley County[62], a county of Kansas[63], in United States[64], founded in 1873[65].
FAQs
Where was Horace Greeley born?
Horace Greeley was born in Amherst[2].
Where did Horace Greeley die?
Horace Greeley passed away in Pleasantville[4].
Who were Horace Greeley's parents?
Horace Greeley's father was Zaccheus Greeley[16].
Who was Horace Greeley married to?
Horace Greeley's spouses include Mary Cheney Greeley[17].
What did Horace Greeley do for work?
Horace Greeley worked as a journalist[5], politician[6], publisher[7], editor[8], and businessperson[9].