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Herbert Clark Hoover was born in 1874 in Iowa, and was the first US president to have been born west of the Mississippi River. He worked as a mining engineer and an independent mining consultant, traveling the world and building a sizable personal fortune. 1 When World War I broke out, Hoover became active in humanitarian work, and chaired the Commission for Relief in Belgium, which ...
Personal EnlargeDownload Link Portrait of Herbert Hoover, 1928. 31-1928-e86 DownloadPrint Portrait of Herbert Hoover, 1928. 31-1928-e86 Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874–October 20, 1964), mining engineer, humanitarian, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and 31st President of the United States, was the son of Jesse Hoover, a blacksmith, and Hulda Minthorn Hoover, a seamstress and
Herbert Hoover, (born Aug. 10, 1874, West Branch, Iowa, U.S.—died Oct. 20, 1964, New York, N.Y.), 31st president of the U.S. (1929–33). After graduating from Stanford University (1895), he became a mining engineer, administering engineering projects on four continents (1895–1913). He then headed Allied relief operations in England and ...
Herbert Clark Hoover (* 10. August 1874 in West Branch, Iowa; † 20. Oktober 1964 in New York City, New York) war ein amerikanischer Politiker der Republikanischen Partei und von 1929 bis 1933 der 31. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten . Als Bergbauingenieur und Unternehmer wohlhabend geworden, gründete er zu Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs die ...
Herbert Hoover. Herbert Clark Hoover, född 10 augusti 1874 i West Branch i Iowa, död 20 oktober 1964 i New York i New York, var en amerikansk ingenjör, affärsman och republikansk politiker som var USA:s president åren 1929–1933 under början av den stora depressionen. Före presidentskapet hade han varit USA:s handelsminister åren 1921 ...
Upon accepting the Republican nomination for President in 1928, Herbert Hoover predicted that "We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land. The poorhouse is vanishing from among us." Hoover won the presidency that year, but his time in office belied his optimistic assertion.
Herbert Clark Hoover ( 10. srpna 1874 – 20. října 1964) byl americký politik a 31. prezident USA v letech 1929 – 1933 . Byl to syn kvakerů, přistěhovalců z Německa a Švýcarska. Jeho rodiče zemřeli, když byl Herbert ještě mladý – otec Jesse v roce 1880 a matka Hulda Minthorn o tři roky později.