It gets real competitive, but it’s a silent competitive.
Alexander Jackson Davis Quotes
Once I reel it in, I'm like 'I caught the first fish, I caught the biggest fish.' That's kind of how it went.
Similar Quotes
Comments on: "Alexander Jackson Davis Quotes: Once I reel it in, I'm like 'I caught the first fish, I..."
Birth: | 24th July, 1803 |
Death: | 14th January, 1892 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Architect |
Alexander Jackson Davis was one of the most successful and influential American architects of his generation, known particularly for his association with the Gothic Revival style. Davis was born in New York City to Cornelius Davis, a bookseller and editor of theological works, and Julia Jackson. He spent his early years in New Jersey and attended elementary school in upstate New York. In 1818, Davis went to Alexandria, Virginia, to learn the printing trade from a half-brother. Living mostly in New York City from 1823 onward, he studied at the American Academy of Fine Arts, the New-York Drawing Association, and from the Antique casts of the National Academy of Design. Dropping out of school, he became a respectable lithographer and from 1826 he worked as a draftsman for Josiah R. Brady, a New York architect who was an early exponent of the Gothic revival style: Brady's Gothic 1824 St. Luke's Episcopal Church is the oldest surviving structure in Rochester, New York. Davis designed buildings for the University of Michigan in 1838, and in the 1840s he designed buildings for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 8th September
Births
- 1886 - Siegfried Sassoon
- 1962 - Thomas Kretschmann
- 1987 - Wiz Khalifa
- 1970 - Neko Case
- 1954 - Michael Shermer
Deaths
- 1849 - Richard Strauss
- 1981 - Roy Wilkins
- 1991 - Alex North
- 1814 - Thomas Spence
- 1656 - Joseph Hall
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
About Quoteswave
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends