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Paul graduated in chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and was chemist for the Atlantic Refining Co. for a number of years until at the age of twenty-three, in company with his brother Isaac, he went prospecting in Wyoming where he was blinded by dynamite.
1875
Mar 20
1875 • The S.S. Schiller wrecks on the rocks off the Isles of Scilly. |
1899
Age: 23y
occupationPennsylvania, USA ⇓ He worked for the Atlantic Refining Co. as a chemist until he was twenty three years old, having previously graduated in chemistry from the University of Pennsylavania. While later prospecting with his brother Isaac in Wyoming, he would be blinded by dynamite around the age of twenty five or twenty six. 1 Source ⇓ |
1899 • Augusta High School in Augusta, Kentucky, burns down due to a heating plant failure. |
1901
Age: 25y
occupationHim and his wife started a poultry business, and by 1927 they had 2000 birds. 1 Source ⇓ |
1901 • The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida. |
1901
Mar 26
Age: 26y
marriageLavinia Pearce Woodbury, New Jersey, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1901 • Middelburg peace conference fails in South Africa as Boers continue to demand autonomy. |
1905
Age: 29y
residenceCumberland County, New Jersey, USA ⇓ He is living with his brother Isaac's family. 1 Source ⇓ |
1905 • Tsar Nicholas II of Russia agrees to create an elected assembly (the Duma). |
1910
Apr 28
Age: 35y
1910 • Henry Ford sells 10,000 automobiles. |
1915
Age: 39y
1915 • WWI: Second Battle of Artois: German and French forces fight to a standstill. |
1917
Age: 41y
1917 • The first of the Cottingley Fairies photographs are taken in Yorkshire. |
1920
Age: 44y
residenceFranklin, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA ⇓ Paul is a Poultry Farmer 1 Source ⇓ |
1920 • Arthur Meighen becomes Canada's ninth prime minister. |
1930
Apr 2
Age: 55y
1930 • The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng launch the Yên Bái mutiny in the hope of ending French colonial rule in Vietnam. |
1940
Age: 64y
residenceFranklin Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA ⇓ Paul's marital status shows single as of 1940 1 Source ⇓ |
1940 • WWII: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Naval Expansion Act into law, which aims to increase the United States Navy's tonnage by 11%. |