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In 1831, Gallatin helped found New York University, and in 1843 he was elected president of the New York Historical Society. In the mid-1840s, he opposed President James K. Polk 's expansionist policies and wrote a widely-read pamphlet, Peace with Mexico , that called for an end to the Mexican–American War .
29 gen 2015 · Gallatin’s mastery of public finance inspired Thomas Jefferson to appoint him Secretary of the Treasury in 1801, a role he filled through 1814, having been reappointed by James Madison. Gallatin was renowned for his pivotal diplomacy in leading negotiations for the Treaty of Ghent in 1814, thus ending the war between the U.S. and Great Britain.
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by a group of New Yorkers led by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institution near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education.
- Large city, 230 acres (0.93 km²) (Manhattan campus)
- 51,848 (Fall 2018)
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In 1831, Albert Gallatin, the distinguished statesman who served as secretary of the treasury under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, led NYU's founding council. He would later describe his vision for the institution in a letter to a friend:
Ending a political career of almost four decades, Gallatin moved to New York City where he served as president of the National Bank of New York from 1828-1839 and founded New York University in 1831. In 1842, Gallatin's life-long fascination with Native American culture led to his founding of the American Ethnological Society, setting the ...
29 gen 2021 · Gallatin assumed the presidency of the New York branch of the second Bank of the United States from 1831-1839, and he assisted in founding New York University in 1831. Since his youth, Native American languages and cultures fascinated him; Gallatin had consistently advocated for Native Americans, insisting that they should be ...
Albert Gallatin (Ginevra, 29 gennaio 1761 – New York, 12 agosto 1849) è stato un politico e diplomatico statunitense. Biografia. Nella sua carriera politica ricoprì anche il ruolo di Segretario del Tesoro statunitense e rimase in carica per il periodo più lungo della storia degli Stati Uniti.
