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James Mason Hoppin (January 17, 1820 – November 15, 1906) was an American educator and writer.
James Mason Hoppin was born at Providence, Rhode Island on January 17, 1820. [1] He graduated from Yale College in 1840 (where he was a member of Skull and Bones, [2]) from Harvard Law School in 1842, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1845. He studied for some time abroad; and was pastor of a Congregational church at Salem, Massachusetts from 1850 to 1859. [1] From 1861 to 1879 he was professor of homiletics at Yale, where he was also professor of art history from 1879 to 1899, when he became professor emeritus. He was a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. [3]
He died in New Haven, Connecticut on November 15, 1906. [4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "HOPPIN, James Mason".
New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
James Mason Hoppin | |
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Died | November 15, 1906 | (aged 86)
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Occupation(s) | Educator, writer |
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James Mason Hoppin (January 17, 1820 – November 15, 1906) was an American educator and writer.
James Mason Hoppin was born at Providence, Rhode Island on January 17, 1820. [1] He graduated from Yale College in 1840 (where he was a member of Skull and Bones, [2]) from Harvard Law School in 1842, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1845. He studied for some time abroad; and was pastor of a Congregational church at Salem, Massachusetts from 1850 to 1859. [1] From 1861 to 1879 he was professor of homiletics at Yale, where he was also professor of art history from 1879 to 1899, when he became professor emeritus. He was a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. [3]
He died in New Haven, Connecticut on November 15, 1906. [4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "HOPPIN, James Mason".
New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.