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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Abbot , Ezra , 1819 -1884 (search)
Abbot, Ezra, 1819-1884
Theologian; born in Jackson, Me., April 28, 1819.
He was graduated at Bowdoin College in 1840, became associate librarian at Harvard College in 1856, and from 1872 till his death was Professor of New Testament Literature and Interpretation at the Cambridge Divinity School.
He was a member of the American Committee of New Testament Revisers, was one of the editors of the American edition of Smith's Bible dictionary, and published numerous works in Biblical criticism.
He was especially distinguished in the line of Greek scholarship.
He died in Cambridge, Mass., March 21, 1884.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adams , Charles Follen , 1842 - (search)
Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-
Humorous writer; born in Dorchester, Mass., April 21, 1842; received a common-school education; and was wounded and taken prisoner at Gettysburg while serving in the Union army.
Since 1872 he has become widely known by his humorous poems in German dialect, of which Leedle Yawcob Strauss and other poems and Dialect ballads are the most popular.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adams , Charles Francis , 1807 -1886 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adams , Herbert Baxter , 1850 - (search)
Adams, Herbert Baxter, 1850-
Historian and editor; born in Shutesbury, Mass., April 16, 1850; was graduated at Amherst College in 1872 and at Heidelberg University in 1876: and in 1878-81 was successively Associate Professor and Professor of History in Johns Hopkins University; also in 1878-81 lecturer in Smith College, Northampton, Mass. He had been for many years secretary of the American Historical Association and editor of its Reports, editor of the Johns Hopkins studies in Historical and political Science, and editor of Contributions to American educational history, published by the United States Bureau of Education.
His other publications include a large number of educational and historical monographs.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Agassiz , Elizabeth Cabot , 1823 - (search)
Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot, 1823-
Naturalist and educator; born in Boston, Mass., in 1823; daughter of Thomas G. Cary; was married to Prof. Louis Agassiz in 1850.
In 1865 she accompanied her husband on his expedition to Brazil, and in 1871-72 was on the Hassler expedition.
She greatly aided her husband in his studies and writings: was joint author with her son of Seaside studies in natural history; published Louis Agassiz: his life and correspondence; and was president of the Harvard Annex, now Radcliffe College, from its organization till 1899, when she resigned.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Anthony , Susan Brownell , 1820 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Arthur , Chester Alan , 1830 -1886 (search)