Addison Van Name
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Addison Van Name | |
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| Born | November 15, 1835  Chenango |
| Died | September 29, 1922 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Librarian |
| Children | Ralph Gibbs Van Name, Willard Gibbs Van Name |
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Addison Van Name (November 15, 1835 – September 29, 1922) was an American philologist and librarian, serving as University Librarian at Yale University from 1865 to 1904. He himself attended Yale, graduating as valedictorian in 1858.[1]
He was a member of the Acorn Club, to which he was elected in 1901. He was also a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.
His wife Julia's elder brother was Josiah Willard Gibbs.
Works
- "Contributions to Creole Grammar" in Transactions of the American Philological Association (1869)
- Catalogue of the William Loring Andrews Collection of Early Books in the Library of Yale University (1913)
References
- ^ "Prof. Addison Van Name, Veteran at Yale, is Dead". New York Tribune. September 30, 1922. p. 9.
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