Elizabeth Armstrong Reed

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Elizabeth Armstrong Reed (born May 16, 1842 in Winthrop , Maine , † 1915 ) was an American orientalist .

In 1860 she married Hiram V. Reed and became the mother of Myrtle Reed . In 1893 she was chairman of the Woman's Congress of Philology in Chicago and in 1896 she wrote for the Course of Universal Literature . She served as chair of the Illinois Woman's Press Association for four terms. She has received honorary degrees from Northwestern and Illinois Wesleyan Universities and Bethany College .

Fonts

  • The Bible Triumphant (1866)
  • Hindu Literature, or, The Ancient Books of India (1891)
  • Persian Literature, Ancient and Modern (1893)
  • Primitive Buddhism: Its Origins and Teachings (1896)
  • Daniel Webster : A Character Sketch (1899)
  • Hinduism in Europe and America (1914)
personal data
SURNAME Reed, Elizabeth Armstrong
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American orientalist
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Winthrop , Maine
DATE OF DEATH 1915