James Kendall Hosmer
| James Kendall Hosmer | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 29, 1834 Northfield, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 11, 1927 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Librarian, university professor |
James Kendall Hosmer (born in Northfield, Massachusetts, 29 January 1834; died 11 May 1927[1]) was a United States educator, historian and writer.
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Biography [edit]
Hosmer was the son of Unitarian clergyman George Washington Hosmer. He graduated from Harvard in 1855. He then studied theology, and became pastor for a Unitarian congregation in Deerfield, Massachusetts, in 1860.[1] During the American Civil War, he served in the 52nd Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers. After the war, he felt himself unsuited for the ministry, and decided to seek other occupations.[1]
He was professor at Antioch College 1866-1872. From 1872 to 1874, he occupied the chair of English and German literature in the University of Missouri, and in 1874 was elected to a similar professorship in Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
He left his professorship in Missouri to direct the Minneapolis Public Library 1892-1904. He was the 1902/3 president of the American Library Association, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Family [edit]
He married Eliza A. Cutler. She died in 1877, and he married Jenny P. Garland.[1]
Literary works [edit]
- The Color-Guard, journal he kept during the Civil War (Boston, 1864)
- The Thinking Bayonet, a novel (1865)
- A Short History of German Literature (St. Louis, 1879)
- Life of Samuel Adams (“American Statesmen” series, Boston, 1885)
- Story of the Jews (“Story of the Nations” series, New York, 1886)
- A Short History of Anglo-Saxon Freedom (1890)
- How Thankful Was Bewitched (1894)
- A Short History of the Mississippi Valley (1901)
- A Short History of the Louisiana Purchase (1902)
- The Appeal to Arms, 1861-63 (“American Nation” series, 1907)
- The Outcome of the Civil War, 1863-65 (“American Nation” series, 1907)
- The Last Leaf, reminiscences (1912)
Notes [edit]
- ^ a b c d Solon J. Buck (1932). "Hosmer, James Kendall". Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
References [edit]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1892). "Hosmer, George Washington". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the External links [edit]
- Works by James Kendall Hosmer at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about James Kendall Hosmer in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- 1834 births
- 1927 deaths
- Harvard University alumni
- Antioch College faculty
- Minneapolis Public Library
- Union Army soldiers
- University of Missouri faculty
- Washington University in St. Louis faculty
- American male writers
- American librarians
- American Unitarian clergy
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Presidents of the American Library Association
