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See also:MARQUAND, See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
HENRY GURDON (1819-1902) , See also:American philanthropist and See also:collector, was See also:born in New See also:York See also:City on the 11th of See also:April 1819. In 1839, upon the retirement from the See also:jewelry business of his See also:brother See also:Frederick (1799-1882), who was a liberal benefactor of Yale See also:College and of the See also:Union Theological See also:Seminary, he became his brother's See also:agent. He was one of the purchasers in 1868 of the See also:Iron See also:Mountain railroad, afterwards its See also:president, and a director of the See also:Missouri-Pacific See also:system. He was the first honorary member of the American See also:Institute of Architects, and president (1889–1902) of the See also:Metropolitan Museum of See also:Art, to which he made valuable presents and loans from his collection of paintings. He died in New York City, on the 26th of See also:February 1902. His varied and valuable art collection and rare books were sold in 1903. He was a benefactor of See also:Princeton University and other institutions. His son, See also:ALLAN MARQUAND (b. 1853), graduated at Princeton in 1874, and in 1883 became See also:professor of See also:archaeology and art.
End of Article: MARQUAND, HENRY GURDON (1819-1902)
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