Jacob Gould Schurman
Jacob Gould Schurman (born May 22, 1854 in Freetown, Prince Edward Island , Canada , † August 12, 1942 in New York ) was an American university professor and diplomat .
Life
Schurman had Dutch ancestry in New York City. He graduated from Acadia College in Wolfville , Nova Scotia . In 1875 he won the Canadian Gilchrist Scholarship , a scholarship from the University of London ; there he graduated in 1877 with a BA and in 1878 an MA . Further studies took him to the universities in Paris , Edinburgh , Heidelberg , Berlin and Göttingen .
As a professor of English literature , political science and psychology (preoccupation with German cultural and intellectual history ) Schurman taught at Acadia College (1880-1882) and at Dalhousie University in Halifax , Nova Scotia (1882-1886). He then worked as a professor of philosophy at Cornell University in Ithaca , New York State (1886-1892). He was her president from 1892 to 1920, succeeding Charles Kendall Adams ; then the post fell to Livingston Farrand .
On January 20, 1900, he was appointed chairman of the Schurman Commission that worked in the Philippines . As Ambassador of the United States , he served in China (1921–1925) and Germany (1925–1929); previously he was envoy to Greece from 1912 to 1913 . In retirement from 1930 Schurman lived in Bedford Hills , New York.
Works
- Philippine Affairs - A Retrospect and an Outlook (1902; Chairman of the First United States Philippine Commission since 1899).
- Kantian Ethics and the Ethics of Evolution (1881)
- The Ethical Import of Darwinism (1888)
- Belief in God (1890, about: Belief in God)
- Agnosticism and Religion (1896).
Honors
- In 1908 he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society .
- Since Schurman favor of the Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg launched a major fundraising campaign in the US, with the much-needed Hörsaalgebäude his former alma mater should be funded, he received in May 1928, together with Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann , the honorary doctorate of the Faculty of Arts Heidelberg University.
- On December 17, 1928 Jacob Gould Schurman was given honorary citizenship of the city of Heidelberg.
- At the inauguration ceremony of the new university building designed by the architect and city planner Karl Gruber , there was a live broadcast to the USA for the first time in the history of German radio in 1931 .
- In the entrance area of the university building, which was newly built in 1931, a large bronze donor plaque and a bronze bust of the initiator Jacob Gould Schurman were placed opposite the lecturer's room in honor of the American sponsors of the German university. (A suggestion for American Studies in Germany goes back to Schurman).
- On the banks of the Heidelberg Neckar , a section of the road was named after Schurman.
literature
- Moser, Maynard: Jacob Gould Schurman, political activist and ambassador of good will, 1892-1942 . Dissertation at the University of California at Santa Barbara , 1977.
- Book edition: Arno Press, New York 1982 ( Dissertations in American Biography ), ISBN 978-0-405-14100-3 .
Web links
- Cornell Presidency: Jacob Gould Schurman (English)
- Cornell University Library: Exhibition by the University President: Jacob Gould Schurman ( Presidency ; Inauguration , both English)
- Uni HD: How Jacob Gould Schurman donated a new lecture hall building to the Ruperto Carola
- Schurman Library for American History eV, University of Heidelberg (with Schurman Association, Schurman Scholarship, Schurman Lecture)
- His intervention in the planning of the new building (publications on Heidelberg Old Town, issue 19, 1984, edited by Peter Anselm Riedl)
- Newspaper article about Jacob Gould Schurman in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
Individual evidence
- ↑ United States Rule
- ^ Member History: Jacob G. Schurman. American Philosophical Society, accessed December 25, 2018 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| George H. Moses |
US envoy in Athens 1912–1913 |
George F. Williams |
| Charles Richard Crane |
US envoy in Beijing 1921–1925 |
John Van Antwerp MacMurray |
| Alanson B. Houghton |
US ambassador to Berlin 1925–1929 |
Frederic M. Sackett |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schurman, Jacob Gould |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American university professor and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prince Edward Island , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1942 |
| Place of death | new York |