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Henry Marcus Quackenbush (April 27, 1847 – September 8, 1933), commonly called "H.M.", was an American inventor and industrialist who founded the H.M. Quackenbush Company [1] in Herkimer, New York. His company was widely known for its air rifles and for the invention of the metal, spring-jointed nutcracker .
The Quackenbush rifle, invented by industrialist Henry M. Quackenbush, is a clever but cheaply made "Boys' rifle" sold in large numbers in the 1893–1920 period, ...
In 2011, Quackenbush, along with partner Mick Correll, founded Genospace, a software company focused on developing tools to enable precision genomic medicine. [10] As of 2014, Quackenbush was the chief executive officer of Genospace. [10] In the summer of 2013, Quackenbush was honored as a White House Open Science Champion of Change. [21]
Quackenbush is a surname of Dutch origin that is an Americanized form of the Dutch Quackenbosch. [1] It is a toponymic surname from the Dutch kwak 'night heron' + bosch 'woodland wilderness'. The surname Quackenbosch is no longer found in the Netherlands .
After returning to the states and completing his studies, he enrolled in the Chikara Wrestle Factory in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in September 2003, under head trainer Mike Quackenbush and co-instructors Chris Hero and Skayde.
A fourth Metro joined the fleet by the time the certificate was issued, and a fifth arrived shortly thereafter. 58.6% of the company was owned by Paul Quackenbush, his sister and brother-in-law, Peter Hager, a partner at Goldman Sachs. The presence of a Goldman Sachs partner as a significant shareholder presumably helps explain the success the ...
Quackenbush v. United States, 177 U.S. 20 (1900), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the court held that The appointment of an officer of the United States and the issuance of his commission are distinct acts. Appointments must be made as required by law and the commission cannot alter these requirements.
Hook and Ladder No. 4, originally Truck No. 4, is a firehouse located at Delaware Avenue (U.S. Route 9W and New York State Route 443) in Albany, New York, United States.It is an elaborate brick structure in the Dutch Colonial Revival architectural style, designed by Albany architect Marcus T. Reynolds, and completed in 1912.