Gardiner, H. Norman (Harry Norman), 1855-1927

Gardiner was born in Norwich, England and immigrated to the United states to attend Amherst College (A.B., 1878; M.A., 1885). He graduated from Union Theological Seminary in 1881 and with a travel grant studied in Germany at Gottingen, Heidelberg and Leipiz. He joined the Smith College Philosophy Dept. in 1884 and remained there until his retirement in 1924. Gardiner was a founder of the American Philosophical Society and its president in 1907 and was a member of the Board of Trustees of Andover Theological Seminary. He was killed in an automobile accident on Dec. 29, 1927.

From the description of Harry Norman Gardiner papers, 1875-1927. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 52591032

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