Wagner,Robert Ferdinand

Wagner,Robert Ferdinand
Wag·ner (wăgʹnər), Robert Ferdinand. 1877-1953.
German-born American politician. A U.S. senator from New York (1927-1949), he sponsored important social legislation during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, most notably the National Labor Relations Act (1935).

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  • Wagner, Robert Ferdinand — (1877 1953)    Robert F. Wagner was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1885. They settled in New York City, where Wagner attended City College of New York and New York Law School. He qualified in law in 1900… …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • Robert Ferdinand Wagner — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Wagner. Robert Ferdinand Wagner (8 juin 1877 – 4 mai 1953) était un sénateur démocrate représentant l État de New York entre 1927 et 1949. Il était le père de Robert F. Wagner Jr. qui devint… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wagner, Robert F. — ▪ United States senator in full  Robert Ferdinand Wagner  born June 8, 1877, Nastätten, Hesse Nassau, Ger. died May 4, 1953, New York, N.Y., U.S.       U.S. senator and leading architect of the modern welfare state.       Wagner arrived in the… …   Universalium

  • Robert F. Wagner — Robert Ferdinand Wagner (* 8. Juni 1877 in Nastätten, Hessen Nassau, heute Rheinland Pfalz; † 4. Mai 1953 in New York City) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Der gebürtige Deutsche vertra …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Robert F. Wagner — Robert Ferdinand Wagner Robert Ferdinand Wagner (8 juin 1877 – 4 mai 1953) était un sénateur démocrate représentant l état de New York entre 1927 et 1949. Il était le père de Robert F. Wagner Jr. qui devint maire de la ville… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wagner — /wag neuhr/ for 1, 4, 5; /vahg neuhr/ or, Ger., /vahg neuhrdd/ for 2, 3, n. 1. Honus /hoh neuhs/, (John Peter), 1874 1955, U.S. baseball player. 2. Otto /ot oh/; Ger. /awt oh/, 1841 1918, Austrian architect. 3. Richard /rich eu …   Universalium

  • Ferdinand — /ferr dn and /, n. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning bold and peace. * * * I born April 19, 1793, Vienna, Austria died June 29, 1875, Prague, Bohemia Emperor of Austria (1835–48). He was the eldest son of Emperor Francis II, who… …   Universalium

  • Robert — /rob euhrt/, n. 1. Henry Martyn /mahr tn/, 1837 1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert s Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915). 2. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning glory and bright. * * * (as… …   Universalium

  • Robert F. Wagner — Robert Ferdinand Wagner (8 June 1877 ndash;4 May 1953) was a Democratic United States Senator from New York from 1927 until 1949. Origin and early lifeHe was born in Nastätten, then in the Province Hesse Nassau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert F. Wagner junior — Robert F. Wagner mit Schülern der Little Rock Central High School Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr. (* 20. April 1910 in New York City; † 12. Februar 1991 ebd.) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker, Jurist …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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