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Alexander Viets Griswold Allen (May 4, 1841 – July 1, 1908) was an American author, Episcopal clergyman and theologian.
Allen was born in Otis, Massachusetts, on May 4, 1841, [1] to Ethan and Lydia Child Allen, née Burr. [2] [3]
He graduated from Kenyon College in 1862 and Andover Theological Seminary in 1865. [1] He received the degree D.D. from Kenyon 1878, from Harvard, 1886, and from Yale, 1901. [1]
In 1872, he married Elizabeth Kent Stone; they remained together until her death in 1892. [2] The couple had two children; Henry Van Dyke and John Stone Allen. [3]
Allen was a resident licentiate of Andover, Massachusetts, from 1865 to 1867, he also took orders in the Protestant Episcopal Church, being ordained a deacon, July 5, 1865, and priest, June 24, 1866. [1] He was rector of St. John's church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, from 1865 to 1867, and professor of ecclesiastical history at the Episcopal theological school at Cambridge, Massachusetts, from 1867. [1] He was elected a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society. [1]
He died in Cambridge on July 1, 1908. [4]
His publications include: [1]
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Alexander Viets Griswold Allen | |
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Church | Episcopal |
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Ordination |
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Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | July 1, 1908 Cambridge, Massachusetts, US | (aged 67)
Occupation | |
Alma mater | |
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Alexander Viets Griswold Allen (May 4, 1841 – July 1, 1908) was an American author, Episcopal clergyman and theologian.
Allen was born in Otis, Massachusetts, on May 4, 1841, [1] to Ethan and Lydia Child Allen, née Burr. [2] [3]
He graduated from Kenyon College in 1862 and Andover Theological Seminary in 1865. [1] He received the degree D.D. from Kenyon 1878, from Harvard, 1886, and from Yale, 1901. [1]
In 1872, he married Elizabeth Kent Stone; they remained together until her death in 1892. [2] The couple had two children; Henry Van Dyke and John Stone Allen. [3]
Allen was a resident licentiate of Andover, Massachusetts, from 1865 to 1867, he also took orders in the Protestant Episcopal Church, being ordained a deacon, July 5, 1865, and priest, June 24, 1866. [1] He was rector of St. John's church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, from 1865 to 1867, and professor of ecclesiastical history at the Episcopal theological school at Cambridge, Massachusetts, from 1867. [1] He was elected a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society. [1]
He died in Cambridge on July 1, 1908. [4]
His publications include: [1]
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