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John G. Shedd (1850-1926) was a businessman and civic leader in Chicago, Illinois. He was the president of Marshall Field & Company, a major philanthropist, and the namesake of the Shedd Aquarium and the Shedd Institute.
The John G. Shedd Aquarium opened to throngs of guests on May 30, 1930. Remembering John G. Shedd on His Birthday. Who was John Graves Shedd? We look back at the aquarium's founder. Read more. Legacy Exhibits. As our experience evolves, some of our exhibits have be reimagined or sunset permanently.
20 lip 2010 · But who was John Graves Shedd? According to his boss, department store founder Marshall Field, Shedd was "the greatest merchant in the United States." He was also, as we know, a magnanimous philanthropist, donating $3 million to build the world’s finest aquarium in his adopted city of Chicago.
Shedd Aquarium (formally the John G. Shedd Aquarium) is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago. Opened on May 30, 1930, the 5 million US gal (19,000,000 L; 4,200,000 imp gal) aquarium holds about 32,000 animals and is the third largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, after the Georgia Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium. [2]
John G. Shedd Aquarium 1200 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605 312-939-2438 Want to be a Shedd insider? Be the first to know about new programs, exclusive content, animal facts and more!
8 mar 2021 · Working closely with us throughout the conservation process, the Shedd Aquarium sent us a work that does not depict one of their thousands of species of fish, as you might have guessed, but rather a portrait of their generous patron and founder, John Graves Shedd.
John Graves Shedd (July 20, 1850 – October 22, 1926) was an American businessman and philosopher. He was the second president and chairman of the board of Marshall Field & Company. He donated money for the construction of an aquarium in Chicago, which would later be named after him.
