What is Albert Gallatin?
{{Infobox US Cabinet official | name=Albert Gallatin | image=AlbertGallatin.jpeg | order=4th | title=[[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] | term_start=May 14, 1801 | term_end=February 8, 1814 | predecessor=[[Samuel Dexter]] | successor=[[George W. Campbell]] | president=[[Thomas Jefferson]] (1801-1809) <br>[[James Madison]] (1809-1814) | birth_date={{birth date|1761|1|29|mf=y}} | birth_place=[[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]] | death_date={{death date and age|1849|8|12|1761|1|29}} | death_place=[[Astoria, New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] | party=[[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | spouse=Sophia Gallatin (desc.)<br />Hannah Gallatin | profession=[[Politician]], [[Teacher]] }} '''Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin''' (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Swiss-American [[ethnologist]], [[linguistics|linguist]], [[Politics of the United States|politician]], [[diplomat]], [[United States Representative|Congressman]], and the longest-serving [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]]. He was also a founder of [[New York University]]. == Honors == * The [[Gallatin School of Individualized Study]] at New York University honors his founding. * Gallatin's portrait was on the front of the $500 [[United States Note]] issued in 1862–63. * Gallatin's portrait was on the standard 1¼¢ stamp from 1967–73. * [[Friendship Hill National Historic Site]], a 661-acre estate which includes the beautifully restored home of Albert Gallatin, is run by the National Park Service and is located within the boundaries of the Albert Gallatin School District in Fayette County, PA. It is open to the public. * The [[United States Department of the Treasury|United States Department of the Treasury's]] highest career service award is named the Albert Gallatin Award in his honor. * [[USCGC Gallatin (WHEC-721)]], a {{convert|378|ft|m|sing=on}}, high-endurance Coast Guard cutter homeported in Charleston, S.C., is named for him. ===Placenames=== * [[Gallatin County, Illinois]] * [[Gallatin County, Kentucky]] *