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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, Louis Agassiz: his life and correspondence, third edition | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), MacCRACKENracken , Henry Mitchell 1840 - (search)
MacCRACKENracken, Henry Mitchell 1840-
Educator; born in Oxford, O., Sept. 28, 1840; graduated at the Miami University in 1857; studied at Princeton Theological Seminary and in the universities of Tubingen and Berlin.
In 1863-68 he was pastor of the Westminster Church in Columbus.
O., and in 1868-80 of the First Presbyterian Church in Toledo, O. He was elected chancellor of the Western University in Pittsburg in 1880; vice-chancellor and Professor of Philosophy in the University of New York in 1884, and chancellor of the latter institution in 1891.
He is author of Tercentenary of Presbyterianism; Kant and Lotze; A Metropolitan University; Leaders of the Church universal, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Schaff , Philip 1819 -1893 (search)
Schaff, Philip 1819-1893
Clergyman; born in Coire, Switzerland, Jan. 1, 1819; educated at the universities of Tubingen, Halle, and Berlin; was ordained in the German Reformed Church; came to the United States in 1844; Professor in German Reformed Seminary in Mercersburg, Pa., in 1844-63; and Professor of Sacred Literature in Union Theological Seminary in 1870-93.
He was chairman of the American committee organized in 1871 to cooperate with the English committee on Bible revision.
When this great work was Finished—to which he had applied himself with indefatigable zeal—he went to England to arrange for its publication.
He was the author of Sketch of the political, social, and religious character of the United States; Lectures on the Civil War and the overthrow of slavery in America; Historical account of the work of the American committee of revision of the English version, etc., and co-editor of The Schaff-Herzog Encyclopaedia of religious knowledge, etc. He died in New York C
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Schem , Alexander Jacob 1826 -1881 (search)
Schem, Alexander Jacob 1826-1881
Author; born in Wiedenbruck, Prussia, March 16, 1826; educated in Bonn and Tubingen; came to the United States in 1851; Professor of Ancient and Modern Languages at Dickinson College in 1854-60, and then devoted himself to literature; was superintendent of the New York City public schools in 1874-81.
He was the author of Schem's Statistics of the world; American ecclesiastical almanac; Cyclopaedia of education (with Henry Kiddle), etc. He died in West Hoboken, N. J., May 21, 1881.
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 41 : search for health.—journey to Europe .—continued disability.—1857 -1858 . (search)
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Book III (continued) (search)
Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, Louis Agassiz: his life and correspondence, third edition, Chapter 4 : 1829 -1830 : Aet. 22 -23 . (search)