Greeley, Horace

Japanese: グリーリー（英語表記）Greeley， Horace

Born: February 3, 1811, Amherst, New Hampshire
Died November 29, 1872. New York American newspaper editor and political leader. Born into a poor farming family, he did not receive a formal education. He went to New York at the age of 20, worked as a printer, and then became a printing factory manager. In 1834, he became editor-in-chief of the literary magazine The New Yorker, but as an ardent patriot, he participated in the founding of the Republican Party and published two other weekly magazines for political campaigns. In April 1841, he founded the daily newspaper The New York Tribune, which aimed to reform political education, economic development, and improve the knowledge of the masses. Its editorials had a strong political influence. Politically, he was a utopian socialist in the style of C. Fourier, but was also a conservative who did not like radical change. He also strongly advocated the abolition of slavery, and supported Lincoln's presidential bid in 1860. He also ran for president himself in 1872, but lost. He died in despair, leaving behind debts. His clear-spoken actions and strong convictions have earned him the title of the greatest editorial writer in the history of American journalism.

Greeley
Greely, Adolphus Washington

Born March 27, 1844 in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
[Died] October 20, 1935, Washington, DC
U.S. Army officer and polar explorer. From 1876 to 1879, he worked on laying military telegraphs in Texas, the Dakotas, and Montana. In 1881, he led an Arctic expedition, which reached the northernmost latitude at that time, 83°24′ north, and discovered new land north of Greenland. He later led telegraph installation work in Cuba, China, Alaska, and the Philippine Islands. He contributed to the founding of the Society of American Geographers. In 1906, he led relief efforts in California after an earthquake and a major fire. His major works include Three Years of Arctic Service (2 volumes, 1885) and Handbook of Polar Discoveries (1909).

Greeley
Greeley

A city in northern Colorado, United States. It is located at an altitude of 1,422 m. Its main industry is agricultural and livestock processing. It is home to the University of Northern Colorado (founded in 1889). Petroleum, natural gas, and coal are produced near the city. Its population was 60,536 (1990).

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Japanese:

[生]1811.2.3. ニューハンプシャー，アマースト
[没]1872.11.29. ニューヨーク
アメリカの新聞編集者で政治指導者。貧農の生れで正規の学校教育は受けず，20歳でニューヨークに出，印刷工を経て，印刷工場経営者となった。 1834年に文学雑誌『ニューヨーカー』 The New Yorkerの編集主幹となったが，熱烈な愛国者として共和党創立に加わり，政治的キャンペーンのため，別に週刊誌2種を発刊した。 41年4月には政治教育などの改革，経済的発展および大衆の知識向上を目指した日刊紙『ニューヨーク・トリビューン』 New York Tribuneを創刊。その論説は強力な政治的影響力を発揮した。政治的には C.フーリエ流の空想的社会主義者であったが，急進的な変革を好まない保守主義者でもあった。また，奴隷制廃止を強く訴え，60年にはリンカーンの大統領選挙出馬を支持し，さらに 72年の大統領選挙にはみずから出馬したが敗れ，負債を残して失意のうちに没した。その明確な言動と強固な信念とによって，アメリカのジャーナリズム史における最高の論説記者といわれる。

グリーリー
Greely， Adolphus Washington

[生]1844.3.27. マサチューセッツ，ニューベリーポート
[没]1935.10.20. ワシントンD.C.
アメリカの陸軍軍人，極地探検家。 1876～79年テキサス，ダコタ，モンタナの各州で軍事電信敷設作業に従事。 81年北極探検隊を指揮し，当時としては最北の北緯 83°24′に達しグリーンランドの北方に新陸地を発見。のち，キューバ，中国，アラスカ，フィリピン諸島で電信敷設作業を指揮。アメリカ地理学会の創立に貢献。 1906年地震と大火をこうむったカリフォルニアで救援活動を指揮した。主著『北極探検の3年間』 Three Years of Arctic Service (2巻，1885) ，『極地探検手引』 Handbook of Polar Discoveries (1909) 。