Hotel Mavens

Lucius M. Boomer, George C. Boldt and Oscar of the Waldorf

Business & Finance, Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Hotel Mavens by Stanley Turkel CMHS, AuthorHouse
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Stanley Turkel CMHS ISBN: 9781496933348
Publisher: AuthorHouse Publication: September 19, 2014
Imprint: AuthorHouse Language: English
Author: Stanley Turkel CMHS
ISBN: 9781496933348
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Publication: September 19, 2014
Imprint: AuthorHouse
Language: English

The word maven is defined by Wikipedia as a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others. Since the 1980s it has become more common when the New York Times columnist William Safire adapted it to describe himself as the language maven. The word from Hebrew is mainly confined to American English and was included in the Oxford English Dictionary second edition (1989).

My three hotel mavens are:

  1. Lucius M. Boomer, one of the most famous hoteliers of his time, was chairman of the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Corporation. In a career of over half a century, he directed such celebrated hotels as the Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia, the Taft in New Haven, the Lenox in Boston, and the McAlpin, Claridge, Sherry-Netherland and the original as well as the current Waldorf-Astoria in New York.

  2. George C. Boldt who was the genius of the original Waldorf-Astoria. It was said of him that he made innkeeping a profession and, more than any man, was responsible for the modern American hotel.

  3. Oscar of the Waldorf who was described in 1898 by the New York Sun:

In only one New York hotel, however, is there a personage deserving to be called a matre dhotel. Anyone who studies him closely will soon arrive at a firm conviction that he might quite as appropriately have been called General or Admiral, if circumstances had not led him into the hotel business. Oscar knows everybody.

Oscar was a superstar of his time and one of the stalwarts who managed both the original and the current Waldorf-Astoria. Among his many duties, Oscar commanded a staff of 1,000 persons bedsides conducting a school for waiters, at the time the only one of its kind in the United States. In 1896, Oscar wrote one of the greatest cookbooks of its time: The Cook Book by Oscar of the Waldorf. It contains 907 pages and 3,455 recipes.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The word maven is defined by Wikipedia as a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others. Since the 1980s it has become more common when the New York Times columnist William Safire adapted it to describe himself as the language maven. The word from Hebrew is mainly confined to American English and was included in the Oxford English Dictionary second edition (1989).

My three hotel mavens are:

  1. Lucius M. Boomer, one of the most famous hoteliers of his time, was chairman of the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Corporation. In a career of over half a century, he directed such celebrated hotels as the Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia, the Taft in New Haven, the Lenox in Boston, and the McAlpin, Claridge, Sherry-Netherland and the original as well as the current Waldorf-Astoria in New York.

  2. George C. Boldt who was the genius of the original Waldorf-Astoria. It was said of him that he made innkeeping a profession and, more than any man, was responsible for the modern American hotel.

  3. Oscar of the Waldorf who was described in 1898 by the New York Sun:

In only one New York hotel, however, is there a personage deserving to be called a matre dhotel. Anyone who studies him closely will soon arrive at a firm conviction that he might quite as appropriately have been called General or Admiral, if circumstances had not led him into the hotel business. Oscar knows everybody.

Oscar was a superstar of his time and one of the stalwarts who managed both the original and the current Waldorf-Astoria. Among his many duties, Oscar commanded a staff of 1,000 persons bedsides conducting a school for waiters, at the time the only one of its kind in the United States. In 1896, Oscar wrote one of the greatest cookbooks of its time: The Cook Book by Oscar of the Waldorf. It contains 907 pages and 3,455 recipes.

More books from AuthorHouse

Cover of the book Crumbs of a Bum's Cake by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book Examining God's Purposes for Fasting and Prayer by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book Guy De Tournet, Child of Revolution, Son of France by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book From the Heart of a Conscious Soul: My Love for Naderge by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book A Family Archive by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book Swords and Plowshares by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book Taking the Cake by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book From Leadership in School Organization to Pragmatic Research in Physical Education Professional Development by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book The Trouble with Paradise by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book The Beginning of War by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book The Christmas Doctor by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book Close Your Eyes by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book The Sky Is Not the Limit by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book Aesthetic Conflict and the Evolution of a Riot by Stanley Turkel CMHS
Cover of the book Witchwoods by Stanley Turkel CMHS
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy