Noah K. Davis
Noah Knowles Davis (1830–1910) was an American educator.
Early life
Noah Knowles Davis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 15, 1830. His father Noah, who was a minister of the Baptist Tract Society, died shortly after Davis' birth.[1] He was raised by his mother Mary (Young) Davis and step-father, the Reverend John L. Dagg, a Southern Baptist theologian.
Davis was educated at Mercer University, where his step-father was president, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed a BA in chemistry in 1849 as well as a PhD and LL.D.[1]
Career
Davis taught at Delaware College and then at Howard College (now Samford University) in 1852.[2] Davis delivered a graduation address at Howard College in 1854. Later he taught moral philosophy at the University of Virginia.[3] His many books included Elements of Deductive Logic (1893), Elements of Inductive Logic (1895), and Elements of Psychology (1893). Another book was The Story of Nazarene.[4] One of his notable works was The Theory of Thought (1880), which was based on the writings of Aristotle and covered the subject of deductive logic.[3]
Davis also edited The Model Architect and The Carpenter's Guide.[1]
Death and legacy
Davis died on May 4, 1910 in Virginia.[5][6] Davis influenced Collins Denny, a Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University who taught poet John Crowe Ransom.[4]
References
- Shook, John (2005). Dictionary Of Modern American Philosophers. Bristol: Thoemmes Continuum. p. 592. ISBN 1843710374.
- Alfred L. Brophy, The Southern Scholar: Howard College Before the Civil War, Cumberland Law Review 46 (2015): 289-309.
- Mims, Edwin (2002). The South in the Building of the Nation: History of the Literary and Intellectual Life. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company. p. 267. ISBN 9781565549579.
- Rubin, Louis Decimus (1978). The Wary Fugitives: Four Poets and the South. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0-8071-0454-5.
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- Alumni Bulletin of the University of Virginia, Volume 3, Issues 1-5. University of Virginia Press. 1910. p. 399.
- "Noah Knowles Davis". The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers. Retrieved 10 September 2015.