Papers of Stephen Sewall, 1764-1797

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Papers of Stephen Sewall, 1764-1797

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The papers of Stephen Sewall consist of a small assortment of his personal papers, four volumes of lectures delivered at Harvard College, and three volumes containing an Aramaic (known as Chaldee in the 18th century) and a Greek lexicon. Stephen Sewall (1733/4-1804), the first Hancock Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages at Harvard, was considered one of the most accomplished scholars in North America in the late 1700s. As an educator, Sewall utilized a system of teaching languages that emphasized the analysis of verse instead of rote memorization. The collection offers a resource for studying undergraduate education at Harvard, as well as the scholarly work being done by one of Massachusetts' leading classical and linguistic scholars in the 18th century.

.76 cubic feet; (6 folders and 7 volumes)

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Sewall, Stephen, 1734-1804

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Stephen Sewall (1734-1804) earned his Harvard AB in 1761 and taught oriental languages and Hebrew at Harvard from 1761 to 1785. He held the following positions: Instructor in Hebrew (1761-1764), Librarian (1762-1763), and Hancock Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental Languages (1764-1785). From the description of Papers of Stephen Sewall, 1765-1785. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972880 Stephen Sewall (1733/4-1804), the first Hancock Professor of H...