Person    | Male  Born 1864  Died 1918

Gustavus Loehr

Categories: Community / Clubs, Engineering

Countries: USA

Mining engineer and co-founder of Rotary International. Born in Carlinville, Illinois. He moved to Chicago, where he met Paul Harris, Silvester Schiele and Hiram Shorey, and on the 23rd February 1905, hosted the first Rotary meeting.

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Gustavus Loehr

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Rotary Armillary

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Heath & (Old) Hampstead Society / Hampstead Plaque Fund

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The Hampstead Plaque fund was set up, many years ago, by Ralph Wade and has been administered by the Society ever since.

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Steve Hudson

Steve Hudson

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Peckham Space

Peckham Space

A purpose-built public gallery dedicated to commissioning location-specific artworks made in partnership with community groups in Peckham. The venue was designed by the Penson Group.

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London Hellenic Society

London Hellenic Society

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Group, Community / Clubs, Greece

1 memorial
Clapham Common deep shelter

Clapham Common deep shelter

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1 memorial