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Memorial plaque to Knapp at the Agriculture Department building, where a pedestrian bridge is named for him. Seaman Asahel Knapp (December 16, 1833 – April 1, 1911) was a Union College graduate, Phi Beta Kappa member, physician, college instructor, and, later, administrator, who took up farming late in life, moving to Iowa to raise general crops and livestock.
The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. [4] Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. [5] The site attracts more than 30 million unique visitors per month and is among the top 40 trafficked websites in the world. [4]
Knapp is a German and English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adeline Knapp (1860—1909) American journalist, author, and social activist; Alexis Knapp (born 1989), American actress; Andrew Knapp (born 1991), American baseball player; Anthonie Knapp, American football player; Anthony W. Knapp (born 1941), American mathematician
Joseph Palmer Knapp (May 14, 1864 – January 30, 1951) was an American publisher and philanthropist. He was Chairman of the Board and principal shareholder of the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company. Knapp has also been credited with the invention of the multi-color six-cylinder press. [1] He was the son of Joseph Fairchild and Phoebe Palmer Knapp.
In 1893, Joseph W. Knapp, a salesman originally from Hillsdale, Michigan opened a dry-goods, coat, and carpet store in Albion, Michigan in partnership with Frank W. Jewett, called Jewett & Knapp. [1] By 1897, the store had relocated to 123 N. Washington Avenue [ 2 ] in Lansing, occupying 6,000 sq ft (560 m 2 ) of space [ 3 ] at the site of a ...
Onarga Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,613 and it contained 625 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,613 and it contained 625 housing units.
Onarga celebrated its sesquicentennial with a nearly week-long festival in the summer of 2004, which included social events and a strong focus on the history of the community. Onarga is the final resting place of Civil War spy and Pinkerton detective Timothy Webster. [7] Onarga was also the location of Allan Pinkerton's weekend estate, The Larches.
Robert C. Knapp (February 12, 1946–September 17, 2023) [1] was an author, historian, and professor of Classics at the University of California, Berkeley. Early life [ edit ]