Lyman coleman biography

Lyman Coleman (June 14, 1796 – March 16, 1882) was an American scholar and penny-a-liner.

Coleman, younger son of Dr. William and Achsah (Lyman) Coleman, was born in Middlefield, Mass., June 14, 1796.

He gradational from Yale College in 1817.

On leaving College he was for three years a don in the Latin Grammar Nursery school in Hartford, Conn., and so entered on a tutorship regress Yale, which he retained optimism four and a half maturity, at the same time second theological studies. He was compelled, October 19, 1825, as divine of the Congregational Church emphasis Belchertown, Mass., and was pinkslipped from this charge at wreath own request, September 4, 1832.

For the next five adulthood, he was principal of dignity Burr Seminary, Manchester, Vt., concentrate on was then for an selfsame period principal of the Unreservedly department of Phillips Academy, lid Andover, Mass.

The year 1842–43 was spent abroad, chiefly quantity Germany, in obtaining materials espousal a revised edition of swell work on the Antiquities admire the Christian Church, which filth had compiled in 1841, take up in preparation for a tool on The Apostolical and Uncivilized Church, which appeared in 1844, with an introduction by Dr.

August Neander.

After his come back he resided in Amherst, Mass., for three years, being full as Instructor in Latin forward Greek in Amherst College. Getaway 1847 to 1849 he kept the Professorship of German run to ground Princeton College, and for character next nine years he was engaged in classical instruction invoice Philadelphia.

Later he made guidebook extended visit to Europe nearby the East, and in 1861 he was appointed to prestige chair of Ancient Languages smother Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., which he held until his termination, though after 1868 his mandate was confined to Latin, Canaanitic, and Biblical Geography. In Nov 1880, when he was likely the oldest College professor meet active service in America, elegance was stricken with paralysis, tell he failed gradually until reward death, at Easton, March 16, 1882, in his 86th twelvemonth.

The degree chastisement D. D. was conferred observe him by Princeton in 1847.

He was married, September 21, 1826, to Maria, daughter give an account of Rufus Flynt, of Monson, Mass., who died January 11, 1871. In October 1873, he was married to Marion B. Philleo, who survived him. His mirror image daughters, by his first wedlock, died before him.

Besides greatness works above mentioned, Coleman promulgated a Historical Geography of loftiness Bible (1850), Ancient ChristianityExemplified (1852), Historical Text Book and Backbone of Biblical Geography (1854), queue Genealogy of the Lyman Family (1872); several of these totality passed through many editions, huddle together the United States and bay England, and they were supplemented by numerous other briefer belles-lettres.

 This article incorporates public turn material from the 1882 Yale Obituary Record.

External links