Harris, William Torrey, 1835-1909
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Philosopher and educator. Born Sept. 10, 1835, near North Killingly, Conn.; died Nov. 5, 1909, in Providence, R.I. Resident of Concord, Mass., 1880-1889. Began teaching in St. Louis public schools in 1857. Became Assistant Superintendent of Schools in St. Louis in 1866, Superintendent in 1868. Student and scholar of German philosophy, particularly of Hegel. Founded Journal of Speculative Philosophy in 1867. In 1880, resigned position in St. Louis to assist Bronson Alcott and F. B. Sanborn in establishing Concord School of Philosophy. In 1889, accepted position of United States Commissioner of Education; resigned in 1906. Assistant editor of Johnson's New Universal Cyclopaedia; editor of Appleton's International Education Series. Writings include: Introduction to the Study of Philosophy (1889); The Spiritual Sense of Dante's Divina Commedia (1889); Hegel's Logic: A Book on the Genesis of the Categories of the Mind (1890); The Psychologic Foundations of Education (1898).
From the description of Correspondence to William Torrey Harris, [1864]-1909. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 33423117
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associatedWith | Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. |
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correspondedWith | Ames, Charles H., d. 1911 |
associatedWith | Ames, Charles Henry, 1847-1911. |
correspondedWith | Ames, Henrietta S. |
associatedWith | Barnard, Henry, 1811-1900 |
correspondedWith | Barrows family. |
associatedWith | Blaine, Anita McCormick. |
correspondedWith | Blood, Benjamin Paul, 1832-1919 |
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