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Hudson And Munsell
Hudson & Munsell was an architecture partnership in Los Angeles, California best known for designing the Los Angeles County General Hospital Administration Building, Los Angeles County Hall of Records, the National Register of Historic Places-listed Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and numerous historic homes. Partners Frank Dale Hudson Frank Dale Hudson was born on January 31, 1868 and raised in Oakland, California. He was the second son of Henry S. (December 1819 - November 29, 1878) and Mary J. (Muir) Hudson (1829 – 1872). He attended secondary school at London International College in England, where he graduated in 1885. After graduating, Hudson moved to San Francisco where he began his career as a draftsman for William Curlett in the office of architects William F. Curlett and Walter J. Cuthbertson. Hudson followed Curlett and Cuthbertson when they moved to Los Angeles in 1887/1888 and added Theodore Eisen to the partnership. Hudson worked as a draftsman a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London International College
The London International College in London was an early attempt at international education, operating from 1867 to 1889. It enrolled secondary-school students from a number of countries in a programme aimed at fostering internationalist sentiments in its pupils. Its official name was the London College of the International Education Society, and it was also known as the Spring Grove School, from its location in the Spring Grove area of Isleworth, London. History The International Education Society was organized in 1863, primarily by Liberal politician and industrialist Richard Cobden, who hoped international education could help eliminate war and promote free trade (an idea that had been discussed by a number of like-minded individuals at the 1855 Paris Exposition). Cobden died before the school opened, but William Ellis provided funding to complete the school's construction. The College's buildings were completed in 1866, and it officially opened in 1867, with classicist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
