Edward Wigglesworth (1732–1794)

Edward Wigglesworth
Born 1732 Edit this on Wikidata
Died 1794 Edit this on Wikidata
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Edward Wigglesworth (1732–1794), the son of Edward Michael Wigglesworth (c. 1693–1765), occupied the Hollis Chair of divinity at the Harvard Divinity School from 1765 to 1792.[1][2] His father had been the first to hold that position.[3]

He graduated from Harvard University in 1749.[4] He was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1780).[5]

References

  1. ↑ The National cyclopaedia of American biography, Volume 9. J.T. White. 1899. pp. 237–38.
  2. ↑ "President Quincy's Statements Exposed and Corrected". The Christian Observatory. 1: 500–507. 1847. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Wigglesworth Family Papers". Massachusetts Historical Society.
  4. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=Xg4UAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA372&lpg=PA372&dq=Edward+Wigglesworth+1794+harvard&source=bl&ots=_CvnNMWNpK&sig=lb2lc4JZSFRtSpcgL7wvpxEFOmo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK5oX0_6PZAhWoq1kKHbVjAosQ6AEIYzAQ#v=onepage&q=Edward%20Wigglesworth%201794%20harvard&f=false
  5. ↑ "Charter of Incorporation of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 28 July 2014.


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