Root,Elihu

Root,Elihu
Root (ro͞ot), Elihu. 1845-1937.
American lawyer and public official who served as U.S. secretary of war (1899-1904), secretary of state (1905-1909), and senator from New York (1909-1915). He won the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize.

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  • Root, Elihu — born Feb. 15, 1845, Clinton, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 7, 1937, New York, N.Y. U.S. lawyer and diplomat. He became a U.S. attorney for the southern district of New York in 1883. He served as secretary of war from 1899 to 1904. After the Spanish… …   Universalium

  • Root, Elihu — (1845–1937)    An American lawyer and statesman who played a prominent role in the development of a legal and administrative framework for the colonial empire of the United States. During his term as secretary of war (1899–1904), Root laid the… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • Root, Elihu — ► (1845 1937) Político estadounidense. Desarrolló las ideas americanistas. Fue premio Nobel de la Paz en 1912. * * * (15 feb. 1845, Clinton, N.Y., EE.UU.–7 feb. 1937, Nueva York, N.Y.). Abogado y diplomático estadounidense. En 1883 fue fiscal del …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Elihu Root — (* 15. Februar 1845 in Clinton, New York); † 7. Februar 1937 in New York City) war ein US amerikanischer Jurist und Politiker. 1912 erhielt er den Friedensnobelpreis für sein stetes Bemühen um Ausgleich der Interessen und die Formulierung… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Elihu Root — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Elihu Root Elihu Root (n. Clinton, Nueva York, 15 de febrero de 1845 – † Nueva York, 7 de febrero de 1937). Político estadounid …   Wikipedia Español

  • Elihu Root — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Root. Elihu Root Elihu Root …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Elihu Root House — Infobox nrhp | name =Elihu Root House nrhp type = nhl locmapin = New York caption = location= 101 College Hill Road, Clinton, New York lat degrees = 43 | lat minutes = 2 | lat seconds = 58.97 | lat direction = N long degrees = 75 | long minutes …   Wikipedia

  • Root — En sistemas operativos del tipo Unix, root es el nombre convencional de la cuenta de usuario que posee todos los derechos en todos los modos (mono o multi usuario). root es también llamado superusuario. Normalmente esta es la cuenta de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Elihu B. Washburne — Elihu Benjamin Washburne Elihu Benjamin Washburne (* 23. September 1816 in Livermore, Maine; † 23. Oktober 1887 in Chicago) war ein US amerikanischer Staatsmann. Leben Washburne stammt aus einer politisch engagierten Familie (auch drei seiner… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Elihu — can refer to several things.People*Elihu, a friend of Job appearing in the Book of Job. *Elihu Burritt (1810 ndash;1879), a philanthropist, linguist, and social activist. *Elihu Harris, mayor of Oakland, California, U.S. *Elihu Emory Jackson, a… …   Wikipedia

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