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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Harris , William Torrey 1835 - (search)
Harris, William Torrey 1835-
Educator; born in North Killingly, Conn., Sept. 10, 1835; studied in Yale University, but did not graduate.
During 1857-67 he was principal and assistant superintendent in the St. Louis public schools; in the latter year was appointed superintendent, but in 1880 was forced by ill health to resign.
In 1880 he was a delegate from the United States bureau of education to the international congress of educators in Brussels.
On Sept. 13, 1889, he became United States commissioner of education.
Dr. Harris founded in St. Louis the Journal of speculative Philosophy in 1867, and in 1901 was still conducting it. He was chief editor of Appleton's series of School readers, and editor of Appleton's Educational series.
His other publications include: Introduction to the study of Philosophy; Hegel's logic; Critical expositions; and Psychologic foundations of education.
See education, elementary.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Henderson , David Bremner 1840 - (search)
Henderson, David Bremner 1840-
Legislator; born in Old Deer, Scotland, March 14, 1840; was brought to the United States in 1846, his family settling first in Illinois, and three years later in Iowa, where he was educated and admitted to the bar in 1865.
He entered the Union army in September, 1861, as a private in the 12th Iowa Infantry.
In the battle of Corinth, Feb. 26, 1863, he lost a leg, and in May of the same year was appointed commissioner of enrollment for the 3d District of Iowa.
In June, 1864, he reentered the army, as colonel of the 46th Iowa Infantry.
In 1865-69 he was collector of internal revenue for the 3d
David Bremner Henderson. District of Iowa; in 1869-71 was assistant United States district attorney for the Northern Division of the District of Iowa.
He was elected to Congress in 1882 and in 1901 still retained his seat.
In December, 1899, he was elected speaker.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hobson , Richmond Pearson 1870 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Inundations. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johns Hopkins University , (search)
Johns Hopkins University,
A nonsectarian institution in Baltimore, Md.; organized in 1876 with funds provided by Johns Hopkins (q. v.); coeducational in its medical department.
At the close of 1900 the university had 131 professors and instructors; 645 students in all departments; 94,000 volumes in the library; 1,204 graduates; and an endowment of $3,000,000. Under the presidency of Daniel C. Gilman the institution achieved a large measure of success and influence, a distinctive feature being the original research conducted by the students.
President Gilman resigned his charge in 1901, and was succeeded by Ira Remsen, Ll.D., who had been Professor of Chemistry in the university since its opening.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Johnson , Rossiter 1840 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kelly , James Edward 1855 - (search)