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Biowere published in 1876 and later.
He died at
Concord, Mass., April 27, 1882.
Born in
Hartford, Conn., Mar. 30, 1842.
He graduated from Harvard College in 1863, and from the Harvard Law School in 1865.
He is widely known as a philosopher and historian.
Some of his publications are
Tobacco and Alcohol (1868);
Myths and Myth-Makers (1872) ;
Outlines of Cosmic philosophy based on the doctrines of evolution (2 vols., 1874);
The unseen world (1876);
Darwinism and other essays (1879);
Excursions of an Evolutionist (1883)
; the destiny of man Viewed in the light of his origin (1884) ;
The idea of God as affected by modern knowledge (1885) ; and
American political ideas Viewed from the Standpoint of universal history (1885) ; joint editor with
Gen. James Grant Wilson of Appletons'
Cyclopaedia of American biography (1886-89). He died July 4, 1901.
Statesman and philosopher, born at
Boston, Mass., Jan. 17, 1706, the son of a soap-boiler and tallow-chandler.
He learned the printer's trade, and then ran away to
Philadelphia, where he became the editor and proprietor of the
Pennsylvania Gazette.
In 1732 he began the publication of the famous
Poor Richard's almanac.
He was rather a statesman than a literary man, and filled many important public offices.
The complete collection of his works edited by
John Bigelow (1887-89) consists, in a great part, of letters written in a clear, business-like way upon many subjects.
His
Autobiography, printed first in
French, and in 1817 in
English, gave him reputation as a writer.
He died in
Philadelphia, Pa., April 17, 1790.
Born in New York,
N. Y., Jan. 2, 1752.
He graduated at
Princeton in 1771, and spent some time at sea. Later he was a contributor to
The United States magazine and the
Freeman's journal.
He was editor of the New York
Daily Advertiser, the
National Gazette, and for a short time published the
Jersey chronicle and the
Time-piece 
