Thomas Hill (clergyman)
| Thomas Hill | |
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| 20th President of Harvard University | |
| In office 1862–1868 | |
| Preceded by | Cornelius Conway Felton |
| Succeeded by | Charles William Eliot |
| 2nd President of Antioch College | |
| In office 1860–1862 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Mann |
| Succeeded by | Austin Craig |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1818 New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Died | November 21, 1891 (aged 73) Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Profession | Clergyman and educator |
| Religion | Unitarian |
Thomas Hill (January 7, 1818[1] – November 21, 1891[2]) was an American Unitarian clergyman, mathematician, scientist, philosopher and educator. Taught to read at an early age, Hill read voraciously and was well regarded for his capacious and accurate memory. He was taught botany by his father, took a delight in nature and devised scientific instruments, one of which was designed to calculate eclipses and was subsequently awarded the Scott Medal by the Franklin Institute. Though not formally educated in his youth, Hill briefly attended the Lower Dublin Academy in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania and the Leicester Academy in Massachusetts, now the Leicester campus of Becker College, leaving in 1837. He earned his A.B. and D.Div. from Harvard University in 1843 and 1845 respectively. He was later made an honorary member of the Hasty Pudding. Hill was president of Antioch College from 1860 to 1862 until the Civil War forced the college to shut down; he then held the presidency of Harvard University from 1862 to 1868. Ill health caused his retirement from Harvard, and from 1873, he was head of the Unitarian parish in Portland, Maine.
His home in Waltham, Massachusetts, where he began his career, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- ↑ Hill, Thomas, 1818–1891. Papers of Thomas Hill : an inventory. Oasis.lib.harvard.edu. Retrieved on 2011-09-18.
- ↑ "Harvard University". The New York Times. November 29, 1891.
External links
- Biography, part of a series of Harvard's Unitarian Presidents
- Book: The True Order of Studies
- John Scott Medal, Franklin Institute
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| Preceded by Cornelius Conway Felton |
President of Harvard University 1862–1868 |
Succeeded by Charles W. Eliot |
| Preceded by Horace Mann |
President of Antioch College 1860–1862 |
Succeeded by Austin Craig[1] |
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