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Silliman University Alumni
Silliman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American musician * Benjamin Silliman (1779–1864), American chemist * Benjamin Silliman Jr. (1816–1885), American chemist * Benjamin D. Silliman (1805–1901), American lawyer and politician * Gold Selleck Silliman (1732–1790), American attorney and Revolutionary War figure * Horace Brinsmade Silliman (1825-1910), founder of Silliman University * Jael Silliman, American writer * Randolph Silliman Bourne (1886–1918), American writer * Robert Hillyer aka Robert Silliman Hillyer (1895–1961), American poet * Ron Silliman (born 1946), American poet See also * Silliman College at Yale University * Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines * USC&GS Silliman See also * Sillimanite Sillimanite or fibrolite is an aluminosilicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5. Sillimanite is named after the American chemist Benjamin Silliman (1779–1864). It was fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldine Silliman Kieffer
Aldine Silliman Kieffer (August 1, 1840 – November 30, 1904) was a leading 19th century proponent of shape note musical notation, music teacher and publisher. Kieffer was born near Miami, Missouri, Miami, Saline County, Missouri. He died in Dayton, Virginia, and is buried there. Kieffer was the grandson of Mennonite musician Joseph Funk. After Funk's death, he and Ephraim Ruebush took over Funk's publishing company. With Ruebush and John W. Howe, Kieffer founded the Kieffer, Ruebush, & Company music company circa 1873, which was moved from Singers Glen, Virginia, Singers Glen to Dayton, Virginia, in 1878. Kieffer was editor of the ''Musical Million and Fireside Friend'' periodical. The ''Musical Million'', published from 1870 until 1914, was one of the leading tools promoting shape note music for almost a half century. It helped link teachers and students across the country, and published many songs in its pages. Kieffer taught singing schools and used his songbooks in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
