Samuel Damian
Samuel Damian(also spelledSamuil Domien) was an 18th-century RomanianGreek Catholicpriest fromTransylvaniawho emigrated to North America.[1][2]
Damian's name first appears in 1748, when he placed an advertisement in theSouth Carolina Gazetteannouncing theelectrical demonstrationshe planned to give, and inviting the public to attend. Letters written in 1753 and 1755 byBenjamin Franklinattest to the fact that the two had met, and had carried on discussions in Latin concerning electricity.[1]
Before settling inCharleston, South Carolina,Damian spent time in Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia.
After living for some years inSouth Carolina,he traveled toJamaica,and after that his name disappears from historical records.[3][4]
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[edit]References
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- ^"Romanian Americans - History, Modern era, The first romanians in america".everyculture.com.Retrieved2015-10-03.
- ^Wertsman, Vladimir (1975).The Romanians in America, 1748–1974.New York:Oceana Publications
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