Lieber, Francis, 1800-1872

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Birth 1800
Death 1872-10-02
English, German, French,

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Political scientist and author; born in Berlin, settled in U.S. 1827.

From the description of ALsS : to George Mifflin Dallas, 1846. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122365122

Political scientist and educator.

From the description of Letter, 1865 July 28, New York, to Dr. C[harles?] D[aniel?] Drake, St. Louis, Missouri [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806353

Francis Lieber: German American political philosopher and educator; emigrated to England and then to United States in 1826-1827, first editor of the Encyclopedia Americana; professor of history and political economy at South Carolina College (1835-56) and Columbia College (1857-72); advisor on administration of Girard College.

From the description of Papers of Francis Lieber, 1815-1888; (bulk 1835-1872). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122383300

Political scientist, author. Born in Berlin, Germany, emigrated to the U.S. in 1827. Professor of political economy at South Carolina College and Columbia College. Advisor to the U.S. Government during the Civil War.

From the description of Letter, 1867 April 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122379140

German-born political philosopher and scholar of American law. Lieber edited "Encyclopedia Americana," and his other publications include "Code for the Government of Armies in the Field," "Civil Liberty and Self Government."

From the description of Francis Lieber letter to Charles Sumner [manuscript], 1866 Jan 11. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 318064070

Educator and political scientist.

From the description of Papers, 1834-1867. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19897404

Epithet: Dr; political scientist

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x00031f

German-American political philosopher; professor professor of history and political economy at University of South Carolina (ca. 1835-56) and at Columbia University (1856-1872); native of Berlin, Germany.

From the description of Letters, 1846-1872, to Elliot C[hristopher] Cowdin. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 55879305

Educator, political scientist, and publicist.

From the description of Papers of Francis Lieber, 1830-1872. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79891277

Author, political scientist, and professor at South Carolina College [University of South Carolina] and Columbia University; native of Germany.

From the description of Francis Lieber papers, 1808-1969. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 713642823

Francis Lieber was a publicist, educator, and political philosopher. He was born in Berlin in 1800.

Lieber was a leading spokesman for 19th-century liberalism and its reform movements (education, prisons, abolition). Lieber came to America in 1827 where he worked as a writer (editing the first Encyclopedia Americana) and as professor at South Carolina College [1835-1856] and Columbia University [1858-1872]. He drafted legal briefs for the Lincoln administration, served as archivist for captured Confederate documents, and acted as umpire for the United States and Mexican Claims Commission. Francis Lieber died in 1872.

From the description of Francis Lieber papers, 1780-1873. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 48388267

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