Warren, S. Edward (Samuel Edward), 1831-1909

Samuel Edward Warren was born in West Newton, Massachusetts on October 29, 1831. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 1851 and that same year RPI named him to a faculty position as assistant in charge of descriptive geometry, geodesy, mechanics, and drawing. Warren became a full professor in 1854 and remained at RPI until 1872, when he accepted a position at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 1875, he left MIT to assume a teaching position at the Massachusetts Normal Art School, now MassArt, in Boston; he also was a freelance lecturer and writer. Warren was instrumental in developing technical education in the United States. He wrote fourteen textbooks, mostly relating to drawing and drafting, and was one of the leading authors published by the firm of John Wiley and Sons. His books were among the earliest distinctive American texts of their kind and time. Warren exhibited his works at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 and at the World Exposition in Paris in 1878, winning much praise at both fairs. He was a member of several scientific and educational societies. Warren died in 1909.

From the description of Journal, vol. VIII, 1856-1858. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261233692

Civil War veteran of Georgia.

From the description of Lewis E. Warren papers, 1909. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 41069935

Samuel Edward Warren was born in West Newton, Massachusetts, on October 29, 1831, to Samuel Warren and Anne Catherine Reed. Warren was instrumental in developing technical education in the United States. He wrote fourteen textbooks, mostly relating to drawing and drafting, and was one of the leading authors published by the firm of John Wiley and Sons. His books were among the earliest distinctive American texts of their kind and time. Warren died on July 8, 1909.

Warren spent one year, 1846-1847, enrolled at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and two years at the Putnam Free School in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York) in 1851 and that same year the institute named him to a faculty position as assistant in charge of descriptive geometry, geodesy, mechanics, and drawing. Warren became a full professor in 1854 and remained at Rensselaer until 1872, when he accepted a position at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1875, he left MIT to assume a teaching position at the Massachusetts Normal Art School, now MassArt, in Boston; he also was a freelance lecturer and writer. Warren exhibited his works at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 and at the World Exposition in Paris in 1878, winning much praise at both fairs. He was a member of several scientific and educational societies.

Foster, F. Apthorp. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910. Warren, S. Edward. Journal, vol. VIII, 1856-1858. Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library. http://www.winterthur.org/about/library.asp (accessed April 22, 2009).

From the guide to the Journal Vol. I S.E.W., 1846 September 6-1849 March 20, (University of Delaware Library - Special Collections)