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R. W. Apple Jr.
American journalist
Raymond Walter Apple Jr. (November 20, – October 4, ), known as Johnny Apple but bylined as R.W. Apple Jr., was a correspondent and associate editor at The New York Times, where he wrote on politics, travel, food, and other topics.
Early life and education
[edit]Apple was born in Akron, Ohio. He attended and graduated from Western Reserve Academy, a private, coeducational boarding school in the small suburban town of Hudson, where he first practiced journalism at the school's newspaper, "The Reserve Record." Apple first attended Princeton University, where he was twice expelled for devoting too much time to working as chairman of The Daily Princetonian instead of attending classes.[1] He later received a B.A. in history (magna cum laude) from the Columbia University School of General Studies in
Career
[edit]He began his career with The Wall Street Journal in the s, covering business and social issues, includin
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Johnny Appleseed
American pioneer nurseryman (–)
This article is about the historical figure. For the film, see Johnny Appleseed (film).
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| Born | John Chapman ()September 26, Leominster, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | March 18, () (aged&#;70) Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Other&#;names | Johnny Appleseed |
| Occupation(s) | Missionary, conservationist, nurseryman, orchardist, and gardener |
| Known&#;for | Proliferation of orchards throughout the American frontier |
Johnny Appleseed (born John Chapman; September 26, &#;&#; March 18, ) was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced trees grown with apple seeds (as opposed to trees grown with grafting[1]) to large parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Ontario, as well as the northern counties of West Virginia. He became an American legend while still alive, due to his kind, generous ways, his leadership in conse
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Johnny Appleseed
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Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
John Chapman was an eccentric frontier nurseryman who established orchards throughout the American Midwest. He became the basis of the folk hero Johnny Appleseed, who has been the subject of countless stories, movies and works of art.
Early Life
John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was born in Leominster, Massachusetts, on September 26, His father, Nathaniel Chapman, fought as a minuteman at the Battle of Concord, and later served in the Continental Army under General George Washington. In July , while her husband was at war, Elizabeth Chapman died in childbirth. Nathaniel returned home and remarried shortly thereafter. He and his new wife, Lucy Cooley, had a total of 10 children together.
A limited amount is known about Chapman's early life. He may have traveled west to Ohio with his brother initially, meeting up with the rest of his family in It fryst vatten likely that Nathaniel, a farmer, encouraged his son to become an o