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  1. Edward Henry Harriman (* 20. Februar 1848 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York; † 9. September 1909 in Orange County, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Eisenbahnunternehmer ( rail baron ). Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Harrimans Alaska Expedition 1899. 2.1 Die Freundschaft mit John Muir. 3 Pressestimmen. 4 Literatur. 5 Einzelnachweise.

  2. E. H. Harriman. Edward Henry Harriman (February 20, 1848 – September 9, 1909) was an American financier and railroad executive. [2] [3] [4] Early life. Harriman was born on February 20, 1848, in Hempstead, New York, the son of Orlando Harriman Sr., an Episcopal clergyman, and Cornelia Neilson. [3] .

  3. 11. März 2024 · Edward Henry Harriman (born Feb. 25, 1848, Hempstead, N.Y., U.S.—died Sept. 9, 1909, near Turner, N.Y.) was an American financier and railroad magnate, one of the leading builders and organizers in the era of great railroad expansion and development of the West during the late 19th century.

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  4. 21. Aug. 2023 · The story begins at the turn of the 20th century, when Edward Henry Harrimanor E.H.—was a gilded age industrialist every bit as well-known as J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Railroads, banking, oil, and steel were the major paths to great wealth from the end of the Civil War to the Great ...

  5. Edward H. Harriman (1848-1909) was a railroad financier whose Northern Securities Company tangled with President Theodore Roosevelt and lost. E. H. Harriman rose from relatively obscure origins to become one of the nation’s leading investors and railroaders.

  6. Alaska. Natives. It has been more than 100 years since Edward Henry Harriman assembled an elite crew of scientists and artists and took them on a two-month survey of the Alaskan coast. The...

  7. Edward Henry Harriman was born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, the son of an Episcopal minister. He attended Trinity School in New York City, and in 1860, won its top prize for scholarship. But academic pursuits could not contain him, and the next year he left school to find employment on Wall Street.