Maverick, Samuel Augustus

Maverick, Samuel Augustus
(1803-1870) Маверик, Сэмюэл Огастес
Техасский скотовод. Занимался также политикой: в 1836 член конвента по созданию Республики Техас, в 1839 мэр г. Сан-Антонио. Владелец крупного ранчо, который оставлял свой скот неклейменым. (Отсюда вошло в язык слово "маверик" [maverick] - неклейменый годовалый бычок; в переносном значении - индивидуалист, мнение которого отличается от общепринятого, человек, поступающий по-своему)

English-Russian dictionary of regional studies. 2013.

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  • Samuel Augustus Maverick — (* 23. Juli 1803 in Pendleton, South Carolina; † 2. September 1870 in San Antonio, Texas) war ein US amerikanischer Anwalt, Politiker und Großgrundbesitzer in Texas. Im Jahr 1825 erwarb er einen B.A. Abschluss an der Yale University und studierte …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Samuel Maverick Jr — Samuel Maverick, Jr. was a Texas soldier and businessman, born 14 May1837 at Montpelier Plantation, near Pendleton, South Carolina, the first born of Samuel Augustus Maverick and Mary Ann Adams. His parents brought him to Texas in June 1838 and… …   Wikipedia

  • Samuel A. Maverick — Samuel Augustus Maverick (* 23. Juli 1803 in Pendleton, South Carolina; † 2. September 1870 in San Antonio, Texas) war ein US amerikanischer Anwalt, Politiker und Großgrundbesitzer in Texas. Im Jahr 1825 erwarb er einen B.A. Abschluss an der Yale …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Samuel Maverick — For the 17th century English colonist in Massachusetts, see Samuel Maverick (colonist) (1602–1670). Samuel Augustus Maverick (July 23, 1803–September 2, 1870) was a Texas lawyer, politician, land baron and signer of the Texas Declaration of… …   Wikipedia

  • Maverick — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Ce nom provient de Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803–1870), un éleveur texan à l esprit indépendant. Sommaire 1 Compagnies 2 Cinéma et T …   Wikipédia en Français

  • maverick — [19] Originally, in the American West, a maverick was an unbranded calf that had become separated from its mother and its herd (by convention, any farmer or stockman who came upon such a calf could add it to his herd and brand it as his own). The …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • maverick — [19] Originally, in the American West, a maverick was an unbranded calf that had become separated from its mother and its herd (by convention, any farmer or stockman who came upon such a calf could add it to his herd and brand it as his own). The …   Word origins

  • Mary Maverick — Mary Ann Adams Maverick (March 16, 1818 February 24, 1898), was an early Texas pioneer and author of memoirs which form an important source of information on daily life in and around San Antonio during the Republic of Texas through Civil War… …   Wikipedia

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