Fiske, John
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John Fiske was born Edmund Fisk Green on March 30, 1842 in Hartford, Connecticut attended Betts Academy; graduated from Harvard, 1863; married Abby Morgan Brooks in 1864; lecturer in history beginning 1879; served temporary appointments at Harvard and Washington University (St. Louis); wrote books on a variety of subjects: Darwinism and Other Essays (1879), The Idea of God as Affected by Modern Knowledge (1885), The Critical Period of American History, 1783-1789 (1888), Through Nature To God (1899), and Essays Historical and Literary (1902); died on July 4, 1901.
From the guide to the John Fiske Papers, 1865-1917, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
Epithet: Assistant-Librarian of Harvard University
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001161.0x0001b9
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| referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Wendte, Charles William, 1844-1931. Papers, 1867-1931 | Andover-Harvard Theological Library | |
| referencedIn | Rose Lamb papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 | Harvard University Archives. | |
| creatorOf | John Fiske papers | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1857-1962. | Andover-Harvard Theological Library | |
| referencedIn | AUTOGRAPH LETTERS of the Presidents of the United States of America; a complete series from George Washington to Woodrow Wilson. | British Library | |
| referencedIn | Horace Elisha Scudder correspondence | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | John Fiske Papers, 1865-1917 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. |
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| correspondedWith | Dodge, Henry Nehemiah, 1843-1937 | person |
| associatedWith | Lamb, Rose | person |
| associatedWith | Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902 | person |
| correspondedWith | Wendte, Charles William, 1844-1931 | person |
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