Fairman Rogers
American
Fairman Rogers was a notable American civil engineer, Union Captain, educator and philanthropist in Philadelphia. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry | 1857 | 1869 |
Fairman Rogers was a notable American civil engineer, Union Captain, educator and philanthropist in Philadelphia. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry | 1857 | 1869 |
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| 1833/11/15 | Fairman Rogers is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Born | |||||
| 1853/06/00 | Fairman Rogers graduates from the University of Pennsylvania. | Education | |||||
| 1853/07/00 | Rogers works as a lecturer on mechanics and physics at the Franklin Institute, a post he will hold from 11 years. Rogers also lecturs on road construction at Harvard. | Work | Philadelphia History Museum | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1855/00/00 | Fairman Rogers begins teaching civil engineering at Uni of Penn, working in this capacity until 1871. | Work | |||||
| 1855/00/00 | Along with three other professors, Fairman Rogers establishes the Department of Mines, Arts and Manufacturers at the University of Pennsylvania. | Work | |||||
| 1862/00/00 | As a volunteer officer in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Fairman Rogers completes an 1862 survey of the Potomac River. | Work | |||||
| 1862/00/00 | The Union League of Philadelphia is established as a patriotic society to support the policies of Abraham Lincoln, is today a private members-only club. | Founder | Union League of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1871/00/00 | Fairman Rogers heads the competition to design a new building for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Rogers's sister, Helen Kate, is married to Horace H Furness, brother of the winning architect, Frank Furness. | Director of the PAFA | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1871/00/00 | Fairman Rogers begins his work as a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, serving in this position until 1886. | Work | |||||
| 1875/00/00 | Fairholme mansion is completed in the Tudor style in Newport, Rhode Island on Ochre Point for Fairman Rogers. | Home | Fairholme, Newport RI | Newport, RI | |||
| 1880/11/00 | Fairman Rogers pays Thomas Eakins $500 for "The Fairman Rogers Four-in-Hand" and exhibits it at the Philadelphia Society of Artists in November 1880. | Owner | The Fairman Rogers Four-in-Hand (painting) | ||||
| 1900/08/22 | Fairman Rogers dies in Vienna, Austria. He is buried in Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery. | Died | Laurel Hill Cemetery | Philadelphia, PA |
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