Otto Manthey-Zorn Papers 1906-1959

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Otto Manthey-Zorn Papers 1906-1959

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Professor of German. Letters regarding his appointment to the faculty of Amherst College; notes for, and draft of, an uncompleted memoir.

1 half archives box; (0.25 linear ft.)

eng,

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

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Amherst College

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Founded in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy. The college was originally suggested as an alternative to Williams College, which was struggling to stay open. Although Williams survived, Amherst was formed and diverged into its own institution....

Manthey-Zorn, Otto, 1879-

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Manthey-Zorn was born in Sheboygan, Wis. He graduated from Adelbert College of Western Reserve University in 1901 and received his Ph. D. in 1904 from the University of Leipzig. After teaching at Adelbert College and the University of Illinois, he came to Amherst College in 1906 to teach German. He retired in 1955. From the description of Manthey-Zorn papers, 1906-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 52218843 ...

Manthey-Zorn, Otto

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The son of German missionary, Manthey-Zorn was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in 1879. He graduated from Adelbert College of Western Reserve University in 1901 and received his Ph.D. in 1904 from the University of Leipzig. After teaching at Adelbert College and the University of Illinois, he came to Amherst College in 1906 to teach German. He retired in 1955. From the guide to the Otto Manthey-Zorn Papers, 1906-1959, (Amherst College Archives and Special Collections) ...

Meiklejohn, Alexander, 1872-1964

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Alexander Meiklejohn was born in England in 1872, and brought to the United States in 1880 at the age of eight. He was educated in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and graduated from Brown University in 1893. He took his M.A. at Brown and in 1897, received his doctorate in philosophy from Cornell University. He taught philosophy and metaphysics at Brown and was dean from 1901 to 1912. He became president of Amherst College in 1912 and served until 1924. After Amherst he went to the University of Wiscons...