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Ferdinand Ludwig Herff

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Ferdinand Ludwig Herff (1820–1912) was a 19th-century German-born physician who emigrated to Texas and became a medical pioneer in San Antonio. [1]

47 relations: Adelsverein, Albert, Prince Consort, Alexander von Humboldt, American Civil War, Bettina von Arnim, Bettina, Texas, Boerne, Texas, Cataract, Chloroform, Confederate States Army, Darmstadt, Feminism, Fisher-Miller Land Grant, Frederick III, German Emperor, Galveston, Texas, Germans, Germany, Gustav Schleicher, Herff–Rozelle Farm, Hermann Spiess, Hesse, Humboldt University of Berlin, Indianola, Texas, Jacob Kuechler, John O. Meusebach, Karl Marx, King Ranch, List of Carnegie libraries in Texas, Llano River, Mifflin Kenedy, New Braunfels, Texas, New Orleans, New York City, Plastic surgery, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, Richard King (entrepreneur), San Antonio, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Texas, Tuberculosis, United States, University of Bonn, University of Giessen, Wheeling, West Virginia, Wiesbaden, Wisconsin, Yellowstone National Park.

Adelsverein

The Mainzer Adelsverein at Biebrich am Rhein (Verein zum Schutze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas, "Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas"), better known as the Mainzer Adelsverein ("Nobility Society of Mainz"), organized on April 20, 1842, was a colonial attempt to establish a new Germany within the borders of Texas.

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Albert, Prince Consort

Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria.

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Alexander von Humboldt

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a Prussian polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and influential proponent of Romantic philosophy and science.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Bettina von Arnim

Bettina von Arnim (the Countess of Arnim) (4 April 1785 – 20 January 1859), born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist.

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Bettina, Texas

Bettina is a vanished community founded in 1847 by German immigrants as part of the Adelsverein colonization of the Fisher-Miller Land Grant in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Boerne, Texas

Boerne is a city in and the county seat of Kendall County, Texas, United States, within the Texas Hill Country.

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Cataract

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye which leads to a decrease in vision.

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Chloroform

Chloroform, or trichloromethane, is an organic compound with formula CHCl3.

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Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army (C.S.A.) was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865).

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Darmstadt

Darmstadt is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region).

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Feminism

Feminism is a range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve political, economic, personal, and social equality of sexes.

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Fisher-Miller Land Grant

The Fisher-Miller Land Grant was part of an early colonization effort of the Republic of Texas.

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Frederick III, German Emperor

Frederick III (Friedrich; 18 October 1831 – 15 June 1888) was German Emperor and King of Prussia for ninety-nine days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors.

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Galveston, Texas

Galveston is a coastal resort city on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Germans

Germans (Deutsche) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe, who share a common German ancestry, culture and history.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Gustav Schleicher

Gustav Schleicher (sometimes spelled Gustave) (November 19, 1823 – January 10, 1879) was a German-born Democratic United States Representative from Texas.

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Herff–Rozelle Farm

Herff–Rozelle Farm is located in Boerne, in the county of Kendall, in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Hermann Spiess

Hermann Spiess (ca. 1818–1873) was co-founder of the Bettina, Texas commune in 1847.

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Hesse

Hesse or Hessia (Hessen, Hessian dialect: Hesse), officially the State of Hesse (German: Land Hessen) is a federal state (''Land'') of the Federal Republic of Germany, with just over six million inhabitants.

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Humboldt University of Berlin

The Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin), is a university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany.

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Indianola, Texas

Indianola is a ghost town located on Matagorda Bay in Calhoun County, Texas, United States.

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Jacob Kuechler

Jacob Kuechler (1823–1893) was surveyor, conscientious objector during the Civil War, and commissioner of the Texas General Land Office.

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John O. Meusebach

John O. Meusebach (May 26, 1812 – May 27, 1897), born Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach, was at first a Prussian bureaucrat, later an American farmer and politician who served in the Texas Senate, District 22.

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Karl Marx

Karl MarxThe name "Karl Heinrich Marx", used in various lexicons, is based on an error.

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King Ranch

King Ranch, located in South Texas between Corpus Christi and Brownsville near Kingsville, is the largest ranch in Texas.

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List of Carnegie libraries in Texas

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Texas provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Texas, where 32 public libraries were built from 30 grants (totaling $649,500) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1898 to 1915.

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Llano River

The Llano River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately long, in central Texas in the United States.

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Mifflin Kenedy

Mifflin Kenedy (June 8, 1818 – March 14, 1895) was a South Texas businessman who was a partner in ranching and steamboating of Richard King of the large King Ranch.

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New Braunfels, Texas

New Braunfels is a city in Comal and Guadalupe Counties in the U.S. state of Texas.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (. Merriam-Webster.; La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Plastic surgery

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body.

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Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL) is a designation awarded by the Texas Historical Commission for historically and architecturally significant properties in the state of Texas.

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Richard King (entrepreneur)

Richard King (July 10, 1825 – April 14, 1885) was a riverboat captain, confederate, entrepreneur, and most notably, the founder of the King Ranch in South Texas, which at the time of his death in 1885 encompassed over.

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San Antonio

San Antonio (Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh most populous city in the United States and the second most populous city in both Texas and the Southern United States.

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Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word

The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word is the name of two Roman Catholic religious institutes based in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University of Bonn

The University of Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany.

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University of Giessen

Giessen University, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen (German: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany.

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Wheeling, West Virginia

Wheeling is a city in Ohio and Marshall counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.

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Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Ludwig_Herff

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