Stephen William White
Stephen William White | |
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| Born | 16 Jul 1840 |
| Died | October 1914 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Central High School, Philadelphia (31st Class), B.A. 1858, M.A. 1863 |
| Occupation(s) | Secretary, Northern Central Railway and others |
| Employer | Pennsylvania Railway System |
| Known for | Translator of Jules Verne's novels |
| Spouse | Ellen M. Leibert |
Stephen William White (16 July 1840 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — October 1914[1]), son of Emily and David W. White, was the secretary of the Northern Central Railway as well as a number of other Pennsylvanian railway companies until 1910 when he retired. Today, he is best known for his English translations of Jules Verne's novels in the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
Biography
- February 1854: entered the Central High School of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 11 February 1858: Bachelor of Arts from the Central High School
- 1858 — 1870: shorthand clerk to the treasurer of the American Sunday School Union, assistant editor of Sunday School Times, and bookkeeper to several importing dry goods and grocery houses.
- 1863: Master of Arts from the Central High School of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (31st class)
- 21 September 1865: married Ellen M. Leibert (1 July 1840 — 10 June 1897).
- 1 February 1870 — 1873: worked as private secretary to Jay Cooke until Jay Cooke & Company was bankrupted, following the panic of 1873.
- 1 January 1875: entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad as assistant secretary of the Northern Central Railway
- 26 September 1877: promoted to secretary of the Northern Central Railway
- 1 September 1880: elected Secretary of the Shamokin Valley and Pottsville Railroad[2]
- 1 February 1881: elected Assistant Secretary of the Pennsylvania Company and of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway[2]
- 9 March 1881: elected clerk of the Girard Point Storage Company[2]
- 1 July 1884: elected Secretary of the Sodus Bay and Southern Railroad[2]
- 23 September 1885: elected Assistant Secretary of the Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh Railroad[2]
- 31 December 1886: elected Secretary of the Elmira and Lake Ontario Railroad[2]
- 18 September 1890: elected Assistant Secretary of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway[2]
- 5 February 1892: elected Secretary of the Allegheny Valley Railway[2]
- 1 August 1910: retirement at the age of 70[3]
Translations
- Julius Hoffmann, Grandfather's Darling: A Tale (German: Großvaters Liebling: Eine Erzählung), Hoffman & Morwitz, 1872 OCLC 24674298
- Jules Verne, A Fancy of Doctor Ox (French: Une fantaisie du docteur Ox), first published in the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph on 20 June 1874, then reprinted as a 124 page book (A Fancy of Doctor Ox; and, The Tour of the World in Eighty Days) later that year.
- Jules Verne, The Tour of the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours), first published in the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph from 27 June 1874 to 17 July 1874, then reprinted as a 124 page book (A Fancy of Doctor Ox; and, The Tour of the World in Eighty Days) later that year.
- Jules Verne, A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (French: Voyage au centre de la Terre), first published in the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph from 12 September 1874 to 5 October 1874, then reprinted as a book (A Journey to the Centre of the Earth; And, A Winter's Sojourn in the Ice) later that year.
- Jules Verne, A Winter’s Sojourn in the Ice (French: Un hivernage dans les glaces), first published in the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph from 6 October 1874 to 10 October 1874, then reprinted as a book (A Journey to the Centre of the Earth; And, A Winter's Sojourn in the Ice) later that year.
- Jules Verne, Mysterious Island (French: L'Île mystérieuse), first published in the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph in 1876, then reprinted as a 198 page book (The Mysterious Island; With a Map of the Island and a Full Glossary) later that year.
References
- William Bender Wilson (1895) [1895]. History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company: With Plan of Organization, Portraits of Officials and Biographical Sketches. pp. 52–54. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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New England Society of Pennsylvania (1914). Thirty-fourth Annual Festival of the New England Society of Pennsylvania. p. 128. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
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), Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen (U.S (1910). "Stephen William White Retired". Locomotive Firemen's Magazine. 49. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen (U.S.): 476. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
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External links
- Works by Stephen W. White at Project Gutenberg
- Stephen W. White (1904). The Tour of the World in Eighty Days (PDF). A. L. Burt. Retrieved 2008-11-24.