Maria Bissell Hotchkiss
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Maria H. Hotchkiss (1827–1901) was the wife of U.S. engineer Benjamin B. Hotchkiss
. After his death in 1885, she founded the Hotchkiss School
in her husband's native Connecticut
in 1891.
Then in 1892, she founded the Hotchkiss Library http://www.hotchkisslibrary.org/ in Sharon, Connecticut
, where her husband had grown up and worked as an ordnance engineer in his father's factory.
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss
Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss was one of the leading American ordnance engineers of his day.-American career:...
. After his death in 1885, she founded the Hotchkiss School
Hotchkiss School
The Hotchkiss School is an independent, coeducational American college preparatory boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut. Founded in 1891, the school enrolls students in grades 9 through 12 and a small number of postgraduates...
in her husband's native Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
in 1891.
Then in 1892, she founded the Hotchkiss Library http://www.hotchkisslibrary.org/ in Sharon, Connecticut
Sharon, Connecticut
Sharon is a town located in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in the northwest corner of the state. It is bounded on the north by Salisbury, on the east by the Housatonic River, on the south by Kent, and on the west by Dutchess County, New York...
, where her husband had grown up and worked as an ordnance engineer in his father's factory.