Pfeiffer, Robert H. (Robert Henry), 1892-1958. Papers, 1911-1958 (inclusive)

Pritchard, James B. (James Bennett), 1909-1997

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Locating the site of Ancient Gibeon (El-Jib) in Jordan was perhaps James Pritchard’s most notable accomplishment. This identification was made based on the discovery of the city name in Hebrew script on the handles of wine-storage jars found at the site. Pritchard conducted research at ancient Gibeon (El-Jib) for five field seasons from 1956-1962 with the hope of further linking the archaeological remains found at the site with events mentioned in the Bible. In total, ancient Gibeon is mentioned...

Glueck, Nelson, 1900-1971

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Archaeologist, rabbi, and president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Nelson Glueck was born in Cincinnati on June 4, 1900. He entered Hebrew Union College in 1914 to study for the rabbinate. While at Hebrew Union College, Glueck simultaneously attended the University of Cincinnati where he obtained a B.A. degree in 1920. In 1923, he was ordained a rabbi. Glueck continued his studies in Europe at the University of Berlin, Heidelberg University, and the University of Jena wher...

Chiera, Edward, 1885-1933

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Edward Chiera (August 5, 1885 – June 20, 1933) was an archaeologist, Assyriologist, and scholar of religions and linguistics. Born in Rome, Italy, Chiera trained as a theologian at the Crozer Theological Seminary and completed his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania. He was faculty of the University of Pennsylvania until 1927, at which time he joined the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. He conducted archaeological excavations in Nuzi (modern Iraq). A pre-eminent scholar o...

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Wilder, Amos N. (Amos Niven), 1895-1993

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Amos N. Wilder was a pastor, poet, teacher, and theologian. He was ordained in 1926 as a Congregational minister, and was the Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard University from 1956-1963. From the description of Amos Niven Wilder Papers, 1923-1982. (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 664618230 Wilder taught theology at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Amos N. Wilder, 1954-1968 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldC...

Finegan, Jack, 1908-2000

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Driver, Godfrey Rolles, 1892-1975

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Epithet: Professor of Semitic Philology at Oxford University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000575.0x00024a ...

Harvard Divinity School.

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The Harvard Divinity School was started in 1811 when a program of graduate studies was organized for candidates for the ministry. In 1819 it became a separate administrative unit in Harvard University. From the description of General information by and about the Harvard Divinity School, 1811- (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228511094 Theology has been taught at Harvard since its opening in 1638. The Harvard Divinity School was started in 1811 when a program of grad...

Irwin, William A. (William Andrew), 1884-1967

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Anastos, Milton Vasil, 1909-

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Gaster, Theodor Herzl, 1906-1992

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Ginsberg, Harold Louis

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Professor and scholar at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. From the description of Correspondence to Chaim Potok, 1967-1969. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 698373049 ...

Kepler, Thomas S. (Thomas Samuel), 1897-

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Brightman, Edgar Sheffield, 1884-1953

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Montgomery, James A. (James Alan), 1866-1949

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Mould, Elmer Wallace King, 1886-1950

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Rowley, H.H. (Harold Henry), 1890-1969

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Boston University

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Pfeiffer, Robert H. (Robert Henry), 1892-1958

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Robert Henry Pfeiffer ( 1892-1958 ) was born in Bologna, Italy . He received his MA and PhD from Harvard University . He was ordained as a Methodist minister in 1916 and held a pastorate in Sanborn, New York, from 1916 to 1919 . In 1922, he was hired as a professor at Harvard University and he was appointed Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages in 1953 . He also served as a professor at Boston University's School of Theology . He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in anthropo...

Zeitlin, Solomon, 1892-

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Morgenstern, Julian, 1881-1976

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Rabbi and president of Hebrew Union College. From the description of Papers, 1900-1974 (bulk 1940s-1974). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70960626 ...

Neilson, Francis, 1867-1961

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Stiernotte, Alfred P.

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Finkelstein, Louis, 1895-1991

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Chancellor, Jewish Theological Seminary of America. From the description of Correspondence to Chaim Potok, 1955-1981. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 700038813 ...

Bewer, Julius A. (Julius August), 1877-1953

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Sperry, Willard Learoyd, 1882-1954

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Congregational minister, dean of Harvard Divinity School. B.A. Olivet College, 1903; B.A. Oxford, 1907; M.A. Yale, 1909. Ordained a Congregational minister, 1908, serving churches in Fall River and Boston, Mass. (1908-1922). Dean, Harvard Divinity School (1922-1953), Plummer Professor of Christian Morals (1928-1953). See sketch in Dictionary of American Biography, Supplement Five. From the description of Papers, 1902-1955 (inclusive). (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). Wo...

Ratcliff, John Moses, 1892-1953

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Burrows, Millar, 1889-1980

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Millar Burrows was Winkley Professor of Biblical Theology at Yale from 1934 to 1958. From the description of Millar Burrows Papers, 1913-1981 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152931 1889 Born in Wyoming, Ohio 1912 B.A., Cornell University ...

DeWolf, L. Harold (Lotan Harold), 1905-1986

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L. (Lotan) Harold Dewolf (1905-1986) was a native of Columbus, Nebraska. He received his A.B. from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1924 and his S.T.B. in 1926. He earned a Ph.D. from Boston University in 1935. From 1926 through 1936, DeWolf served as a Methodist minister in Nebraska and Massachusetts, respectively. From 1934-1944 he was a professor in the Department of Philosophy at Boston University before becoming a professor of Systematic Theology at Boston University. Dr. DeWolf was the...

Moore, George Foot, 1851-1931

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Enslin, Morton Scott, 1897-1980

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Flight, John W.

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Knudson, Albert C. (Albert Cornelius), 1873-1953

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Educator, theologian, philosopher, personalist. Born in Grandmeadow, Minnesota, of pure Norwegian stock, son of Rev. Asle Knudsen (one of the founders of the Norwegian-Danish Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church) and Synnøve T. (Susan Fosse) Knudsen. He attended the University of Minnesota (B.A. 1893), and Boston University (S.T.B. 1896, Ph.D. 1900), with studies in Jena and Berlin in 1897-98. He taught at Denver University (1898-1900), Baker University (1900-190...

Muilenburg, James

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Chase, Mary Ellen, 1887-1973

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Smith College, Professor, English, 1926-1955. University of Maine, A.B., 1909. University of Minnesota, M.A., 1918; Ph. D., 1922. From the description of Mary Ellen Chase papers, 1893-1995. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 51183526 Maine-born American regional novelist, critic, and memoirist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Northampton, Mass., to Edward Wagenknecht, [no year] Jan. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270863385 Mary Ell...

Hyatt, J. Philip (James Philip), 1909-1972

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Nock, Arthur Darby, 1902-1963

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Epithet: of Harvard University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000386.0x0002af ...

Willoughby, Harold R. (Harold Rideout), 1890-1962

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Blank, Sheldon H

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Obermann, Julian, 1888-1956

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Julian Joel Obermann (1888-1956): born in Warsaw, Poland; Ph.D., University of Vienna, 1915; emigrated to U.S. in 1923; professor of Semitic philology, Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, 1923-1931; professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1929-1930; professor of Semitic languages at Yale University, 1933-1956; author and editor of numerous books and articles. From the description of Julian Joel Obermann papers, 1920-1956 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702166...

Wright, G. Ernest (George Ernest), 1909-1974

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George Ernest Wright was a leading Old Testament scholar and biblical archaeologist. He was known for his expertise in ancient Near Eastern archaeology, especially in the study and dating of pottery. From the description of George Ernest Wright. Papers, 1924-1994. (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 500728037 George Ernest Wright (1909-1974), a leading Old Testament scholar and biblical archaeologist, was known for his expertise in Ancient Near...

Goodenough, Erwin Ramsdell, 1893-1965

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Erwin R. Goodenough, educator, received a B.A. degree from Hamilton College in 1915. He was a student at Drew Theological Seminary from 1915 to 1916, and received his S.T.B. from Garrett Biblical Institute in 1917. Goodenough studied at Harvard for three years until 1920, and received a D.Phil. degree from Oxford University in 1923. He was an instructor of history at Yale, 1923-1926; assistant professor, 1926-1931; associate professor, 1931-1934; professor of history of religion, 1934-1959; the ...

Miller, John Lane, 1884-1954

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Fisher, Vardis, 1895-1968

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Resident of Hagerman, Idaho; novelist and director of Idaho Writers' Project for the Works Progress Administration. From the description of Collection, 1927-1972. (University of Idaho Library). WorldCat record id: 42927292 American teacher, poet, novelist; taught at University of Utah and New York University. From the description of Letter to Robert Newton Linscott [manuscript], 1930 November 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812269 Ame...

Sedgwick, Ellery, 1872-1960

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Ellery Sedgwick was editor of The Atlantic Monthly. From the description of Letter to Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1920. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155884345 ...

Burkhill, T. Alec.

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Grant, Frederick C. (Frederick Clifton), 1891-1974

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Kraeling, Emil Gottlieb Heinrich, 1892-....

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Filson, Floyd V. (Floyd Vivian), 1896-1980

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Williams, George Huntston, 1914-....

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Williams taught theology at Harvard. From the description of Papers of George Huntston Williams, 1952? (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973278 ...

Lake, Kirsopp, 1872-1946

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Lake taught early Christian literature and history at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Kirsopp Lake, 1913. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973087 Kirsopp Lake (1872-1946) was a British biblical and patristic scholar and textual critic. He was born in Southampton, England, and died in South Pasadena, California. He was ordained into the Church of England and was curate of St. Mary the Virgin (Oxford, England) from 1897 to 1904, and was then a professor o...

Richards, I.A. (Ivor Armstrong), 1893-1979

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Richards (1893-1979) was an English poet, literary critic and theorist. From the description of Poems, 1961 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 84945619 Richards taught English at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Ivor Armstrong Richards, 1940-1981 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973268 Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from I. A. Richards and his wife, Dorothea Richards. From the description...

Orlinsky, Harry Meyer, 1908-....

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Potter, Charles Francis, 1885-1962

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Albright, William Foxwell, 1891-1971

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William Foxwell Albright was an Orientalist, archaeologist, and linguist. After receiving his Ph.D. from John Hopkins in 1916, he took a professorship there in 1927, and then served as the W. W. Spence Professor of Semitic Languages, 1930-1958. As the Director of the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem, 1922-1929 and then 1933-1936, he accomplished important archaeological work and excavated at the , excavating, for example, at such significant sites in Palestine as Gibeah (Tell el...

Langer, William L. (William Leonard), 1896-1977

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William L. Langer was born in Boston in March 1896. His early education concentrated on foreign languages, but he studied history, in which he ultimately obtained his MA and Ph. D. from Harvard. He joined the faculty there in 1927, obtaining a reputation in the field of diplomatic history. In a leave status from Harvard, he served as Deputy Chief, then Chief, of the Research and Analysis Branch of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II, and was appointed an assistant to the S...

Mowry, Lucetta

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Sarton, George, 1884-1956

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Historian of science, George Alfred Leon Sarton was born on August 31, 1884, in Ghent, Belgium. He studied the natural sciences at the University of Ghent, and received his D.Sc. in 1911. Escaping to England before World War I, Sarton then came to the United States in 1915. After spending some time in lecturing positions, Sarton came to Harvard University in 1920, was made a full professor there in 1940 and retired in 1951 when he was made professor emeritus. He was founder of th...

Grant, Robert M. (Robert McQueen), 1917-

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Bixler, Julius Seelye, 1894-

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Smith College, Professor, Religion and Biblical Literature, 1924-1933. Amherst College, A.B., 1916; M.A., 1920. Yale University, Ph. D., 1924. Harvard University, Professor, Theology, 1933-1942. President, Colby College, 1942-1960. Died March 28, 1985. From the description of Julius Seelye Bixler papers, 1926-1969. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 51246150 Smith College Assistant Professor of Religion and Biblical Literature, 1924-25 ...

Calkins, Raymond, 1869-

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Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

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The Harvard Semitic Museum was renamed the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East on April 15, 2020 to be more inclusive and accurately reflect the diversity of the museum’s collection. By housing ancient Near Eastern exhibitions, the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East explores the rich history of cultures connected by the family of Semitic languages. Exhibitions include a full-scale replica of an ancient Israelite home, life sized casts of famous Mesopotamian monuments, authentic mummy...

Gordis, Robert, 1908-

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Keller, Helen, 1880-1968

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Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968) devoted her life to bettering the education and treatment of the blind, the deaf, and the nonverbal, and was a pioneer in educating the public in the prevention of blindness in newborns. Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. When Helen Keller was 19 months old she became ill with Scarlet Fever, which resulted in her becoming blind and deaf. In her autobiography The Story of My Life, a book she first wrote in 1903 at the age of 23, she desc...

Miller, Madeleine S. (Madeleine Sweeny), 1890-1976

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May, Herbert G. (Herbert Gordon), 1904-1977

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The Rev. Dr. Herbert Gordon May, internationally known biblical scholar, was born in Fair Haven, Vermont in 1904. He graduated with the B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1927 and received the M.A. (1929) and the Ph. D. (1931) from the University of Chicago. He earned the B.D. degree from Chicago Theological Seminary in 1930 and the D.D. from Wesleyan University in 1952. Oberlin College awarded May the honorary L.H.D. in 1976. From 1931 to 1934, he served as epigrapher to the University of Chicago...

Goodspeed, Edgar J. (Edgar Johnson), 1871-1962

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Goodspeed was born Oct. 23, 1871 in Quincy, IL; began teaching at Univ. of Chicago in 1894; he later became professor of the Bible and Patristic Greek; wrote more than fifty books, including translations of the Old and New Testaments, The story of the Bible (1957), How to read the Bible (1946), A life of Jesus (1950), and an autobiography titled, As I remember (1953); died Jan. 13, 1962. From the description of Papers, 1950-1951. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat reco...

Sellers, Ovid R. (Ovid Rogers), 1884-

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Ginzberg, Louis, 1873-1953

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Talmud and Midrash scholar, professor at Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTSA). From the description of Papers, 1891-1964, 1910-1953 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122484481 ...

Torrey, Charles Cutler, 1863-1956

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Leslie, Elmer A. (Elmer Archibald), 1888-

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Gordon, Cyrus Herzl, 1908-2001

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Cyrus Herzl Gordon (June 29, 1908 – March 30, 2001) was an American scholar of Near Eastern cultures and ancient languages. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and took his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. During World War II, Gordon served in the U.S. military, volunteering for the Army in 1942, at the age of 33. As the head of a new cryptanalysis team, Gordon and other linguists used their collective skills in deciphering and analyzing encrypted messages. After th...

Barton, George A. (George Aaron), 1859-1942

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George Aaron Barton, author, scholar, and Professor of Semitic languages. Graduated from Haverford College, B.A., 1882 and M.A., 1885. Barton received his Ph. D., 1891 from Harvard. He taught at the Friends School (Providence, R.I.), 1884-1889; at Haverford College, 1889-1893; and Bryn Mawr, 1899-1922. Barton was professor of Semitic languages at the University of Pennsylvania, 1922-1931 and Professor Emeritus, 1932-1942. He was also appointed director of the American School of Oriental Research...

Fosdick, Harry Emerson, 1878-1969

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Rufus Ivory Cole served as the the director and physician-in-charge (1909-1937) of the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, the first hospital in the United States devoted primarily to the investigation of disease. Cole's medical research centered on problems relating to immunity to diseases of the respiratory system, particularly pneumonia From the guide to the Rufus Ivory Cole papers, ca. 1900-1966, 1900-1966, (American Philosophical Society) Ordaine...