CEMETERY

Official Website:
http://www.green-wood.com/

Location:
Brooklyn, NY

Founding Date:
1838

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leon Abbett	Politician	8-Oct-1836	4-Dec-1894	Twice Governor of New Jersey
James Truslow Adams	Author	18-Oct-1878	18-May-1949	The Epic of America
Albert Anastasia	Criminal	26-Feb-1902	25-Oct-1957	Gambino crime boss
Jean-Michel Basquiat	Painter	22-Dec-1960	12-Aug-1988	NYC graffiti artist
Henry Ward Beecher	Religion	24-Jun-1813	8-Mar-1887	American Congregationalist preacher
George Bellows	Painter	12-Aug-1882	8-Jan-1925	American realist painter
James Gordon Bennett	Publisher	1-Sep-1795	1-Jun-1872	Founder, The New York Herald
Leonard Bernstein	Conductor	25-Aug-1918	14-Oct-1990	Conductor, New York Philharmonic
Samuel Blatchford	Judge	9-Mar-1820	7-Jul-1893	US Supreme Court Justice, 1882-93
Catherine Wolfe Bruce	Philanthropist	22-Jan-1816	13-Mar-1900	Underwriter of astronomy
Bill The Butcher	Boxing	Jul-1821	8-Mar-1855	Inspired Gangs of New York
William M. Calder	Politician	3-Mar-1869	3-Mar-1945	US Senator from New York, 1917-23
George Catlin	Painter	26-Jul-1796	23-Dec-1872	Portraitist painted Native Americans
Henry Chadwick	Journalist	5-Oct-1824	20-Apr-1908	Father of baseball
De Witt Clinton	Politician	2-Mar-1769	11-Feb-1828	Twice Governor of New York
William Colgate	Business	25-Jan-1783	25-Jan-1857	Toothpaste empirebuilder
Henry Draper	Astronomer	7-Mar-1837	20-Nov-1882	Early astrophotographer
John William Draper	Chemist	5-May-1811	4-Jan-1882	Radiant energy and portrait photography
Fred Ebb	Musician	8-Apr-1935	11-Sep-2004	Top Broadway lyricist, Cabaret
William Jay Gaynor	Politician	1849	10-Sep-1913	NYC mayor, shot in throat
Henry George	Economist	2-Sep-1839	29-Oct-1897	Progress and Poverty
Horace Greeley	Author	3-Feb-1811	29-Nov-1872	The Tribune
Henry W. Halleck	Military	16-Jan-1815	9-Jan-1872	Commander of US Army, 1862-64
William Stewart Halsted	Doctor	23-Sep-1852	7-Sep-1922	Pioneer of sterile surgical technique
William S. Hart	Actor	6-Dec-1864	23-Jun-1946	Old-time silent movie cowboy
Elias Howe	Inventor	9-Jul-1819	3-Oct-1867	Inventor of the sewing machine
James Weldon Johnson	Author	17-Jun-1871	26-Jun-1938	God's Trombones
John La Farge	Painter	31-Mar-1835	14-Nov-1910	Painter, muralist, stained-glass designer
Henry Brockholst Livingston	Judge	25-Nov-1757	18-Mar-1823	US Supreme Court Justice, 1807-23
Lola Montez	Dancer	17-Feb-1821	17-Jan-1861	Mistress of Ludwig I of Bavaria
Frank Morgan	Actor	1-Jun-1890	18-Sep-1949	The Wizard of Oz
Ralph Morgan	Actor	6-Jul-1883	11-Jun-1956	The Kennel Murder Case
Samuel F. B. Morse	Inventor	27-Apr-1791	2-Apr-1872	Telegraph inventor and publicist
Edward R. Murrow	Journalist	25-Apr-1908	27-Apr-1965	The epitome of broadcast journalism
James D. P. Ogden	Business	26-Aug-1790	7-Apr-1870	First President of New York Life Insurance Company
James Kirke Paulding	Novelist	22-Aug-1778	6-Apr-1860	Salmagundi
Charles Pfizer	Chemist	1824	19-Oct-1906	Founder of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Henry J. Raymond	Journalist	24-Jan-1820	19-Jun-1869	Co-Founder of The New York Times
James Renwick	Architect	11-Nov-1818	23-Jun-1895	Gothic Revival architect
Thomas D. Rice	Comic	20-May-1808	19-Sep-1860	Played "Jim Crow"
Frederick A. O. Schwarz	Business	18-Oct-1836	17-May-1911	Founder of FAO Schwarz
J. Marion Sims	Doctor	25-Jan-1813	13-Nov-1883	Father of gynecology
Elmer Sperry	Inventor	12-Oct-1860	10-Jun-1930	Gyroscopic compass
Charles Lewis Tiffany	Business	15-Feb-1812	18-Feb-1902	Founder of Tiffany & Co.
Louis Comfort Tiffany	Artist	18-Feb-1848	17-Jan-1933	Stained glassmaker, jewelry designer
Boss Tweed	Politician	3-Apr-1823	12-Apr-1878	Boss of Tammany Hall

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