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Rachel H. Shoemaker (1838–1915), founder of the National School of Elocution and Oratory in Philadelphia. [17] Matthew Simpson (1811–1884), notable Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, delivered eulogy at funeral of Abraham Lincoln; Charles Emory Smith (1842–1908), U.S. Minister to Russia 1890–1891, U.S. Postmaster General 1898-1902
The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2025. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. January 2025 1 Viktor Alksnis, 74, Russian politician ...
Givnish was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.He graduated from Princeton University with a BA in mathematics in 1973 and received his Ph.D. in biology there in 1976. His doctoral dissertation was entitled Leaf form in relation to environment: A theoretical study. [2]
Ivy Hill Cemetery is a public cemetery and crematorium [1] located at 1201 Easton Road in the Cedarbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chartered in 1867, it is 80 acres in size and was originally named the Germantown and Chestnut Hill Cemetery. It was renamed Ivy Hill Cemetery in June 1871. [2]
The bodies were moved to two other cemeteries owned by the Odd Fellows – Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia and Lawnview Memorial Park in Rockledge, Pennsylvania. [7] However, in 2013, workers unearthed 28 graves and remains that were not moved and were still under the playground of the William Dick school built in 1954.
A Philadelphia arts school gave 7 days' notice it was closing. Students and faculty want answers. ... The nearly 150-year-old university, a longtime home for artists of all kinds, shut down a week ...
The following is a list of notable deaths in June 2017.. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Greenwood Cemetery. The cemetery was established on December 9, 1869 [1] on 43 acres (170,000 m 2) on the estate of Commodore Stephen Decatur, Sr. known as "Mount Airy".The cemetery was founded by George Chandler Paul [3] of the fraternal organization, Knights of Pythias, for the interment of its members and others. [4]