Anthon, Charles Edward, 1822-1883

  1. Anthon, Charles Edward, 1822-1883
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Born 1823 New York (N.Y.) Graduated from Columbia College 1839 Columbia University (N.Y.) Appointed professor of history and belles-lettres at the New York Free Academy 1852 1883 New York (N.Y.) Joined the ANS 1866 American Numismatic Society (N.Y.) Died June 07, 1883 Bremen (Germany) President of the ANS from 1868 to 1870 and 1873 to 1883, it was due to Anthon that the Society made its initial efforts to transform itself from a group of local coin collectors to a recognized scholarly institution.

Charles E. Anthon was born in New York City in 1823, the son of a prominent lawyer. Anthon graduated from Columbia College in the class of 1839 at age sixteen. After some years spent studying abroad in Europe, he returned to the United States and accepted the position of chair of history at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.

In 1852, Anthon was appointed professor of history and belles-lettres at the New York Free Academy (now the College of the City of New York) and remained in this position until shortly before his death in 1883. Anthon received an honorary degree of Master of the Arts from Columbia University in 1853 and received a Doctorate of Laws from the University of the City of New York in 1866.

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