Edward Smith Parsons
Edward Smith Parsons (born August 9, 1863 in Brooklyn , † 1943 in Cambridge (Massachusetts) ) was an American university professor ( English )
Parsons came from a well-respected family, including the Indian Commissioner in the government of Ulysses S. Grant Edward Parmelee Smith (hence his nickname Smith). This was his mother's cousin.
Edward Smith Parsons had a degree in theology, was a clergyman for the Congregationalists and was active in a Christian social movement (Social Gospel) in the early 20th century. He was the dean of Colorado College. In 1919 he was elected President of Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio , which he remained until 1936. In 1923/24 he was President of the Ohio College Association.
He was an English specialist and published, among other things, on John Milton .
His son was Talcott Parsons .
literature
- Albert Nelson Marquis (Ed.): Who's Who in America: a Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of the United States. 1908-1909 - Chicago [et al.]: Marquis [et al.], 1908-1909
- Men and Women of America: a Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries. - New York: Hamersly, 1910
- J. McKeen Cattell (Ed.): Leaders in Education: a Biographical Directory. - New York: Science Press, 1932
Web links
- Biography at Marietta College
- Detailed biography
- Short biography with picture
- Parsons at onlinebooks.library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parsons, Edward Smith |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1943 |
| Place of death | Cambridge, Massachusetts |