James Marsh (philosopher)
James Marsh (born July 19, 1794 in Hartford (Vermont) , † July 3, 1842 in Colchester (Vermont) ) was an American philosopher, congregationalist and from 1826 to 1833 President of the University of Vermont .
Life
James March went to Dartmouth College , from which he moved in 1817 after graduating from the University of Dartmouth, into which the college was absorbed. He finished his studies in 1822 at Andover Theological Seminary , a theology school. During this time he taught in Dartmouth from 1818 to 1820 and studied for some time in Cambridge . In October 1824 he was called to Hanover, New Hampshire , as a congregationalist . He then worked until 1826 as a professor of languages and biblical texts at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia .
His philosophical thinking was based on the ideas of Samuel Taylor Coleridge . As president of the University of Vermont , Marsh introduced an undergraduate program that required all senior students to take a course that would help them build a basic body of knowledge and opinion. He stepped down as president to work as a professor of morality and intellectual outlook for the rest of his life .
Marsh was a nephew of Vermont Judge Charles Marsh .
literature
- Marsh, Charles . In: James Grant Wilson, John Fiske (Eds.): Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography . tape 4 : Lodge - Pickens . D. Appleton and Company, New York 1888, p. 216 (English, full text [ Wikisource ] - uncle of James March; with a report on his son and nephew).
Web links
- Roots and Influences of American Transcendentalism. American Transcendentalism Web
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marsh, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American congregationalist, philosopher, and President of the University of Vermont |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1794 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hartford (Vermont) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 3, 1842 |
| Place of death | Colchester (Vermont) |