MacCracken, Henry Mitchell, 1840-1918

Henry Mitchell MacCracken, Presbyterian minister and university administrator, was born on September 28, 1840 at Oxford, Ohio. Graduating from Miami University in 1857, he served as a school superintendent and principal before attending Princeton Theological Seminary. After being ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1863, MacCracken held several posts in Ohio. From 1867 to 1869 he traveled in Europe, studying at Berlin and Tubingen, and served as deputy to the Presbyterian assemblies in Edinburgh and Dublin. In 1881 MacCracken became chancellor of the Western University of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pittsburgh). In 1884 he joined the faculty of New York University as professor of Philosophy. The following year he was appointed to the newly created position of vice chancellor, and in 1891 he became chancellor and served in that capacity until September, 1910.

From the description of Personal papers, 1852-1910. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 478449460

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