John Lord (historian)
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| Born | September 10, 1810 |
| Died | December 15, 1894(aged 84) |
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John Lord(September 10, 1810 – December 15, 1894) was an American historian and lecturer.
Biography
[edit]Born September 10, 1810 inPortsmouth, New Hampshire,he graduated fromDartmouth Collegein 1833 and then entered theAndover Theological Seminary,where in his second year he wrote a series of lectures on theDark Ages,which he delivered the next fall during a tour through northernNew York.After graduating at Andover he became an agent for theAmerican Peace Society.Though not ordained to the ministry, he was called to aCongregational ChurchatNew Marlborough, Massachusetts,and then to one atStockbridge, Massachusetts.
In 1840 he gave up his pastoral duties to become a public lecturer and spend time on literary activities. In 1843-46, he was in England giving lectures on theMiddle Ages,and on his return to the United States continued to lecture for many years in the principal towns and cities, giving over 6,000 lectures in all. In 1864, he received hisLL.D.from theUniversity of the City of New York.From 1866 to 1876, he was lecturer on history at Dartmouth College.
Lord died December 15, 1894, inStamford, Connecticut.
Works
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- Modern History for Schools(1850)
- The Old Roman World(1867)
- Ancient States and Empires(1869)
- LifeofEmma Willard(1873)
- Points of History(1881)
- Beacon Lights of History(14 volumes; 1883–96) This covers the old pagan civilisations through to modern Europe and America in his time.
References
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Gilman, D. C.;Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Lord, John".New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.- Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920)..Encyclopedia Americana.
External links
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- Works by John LordatProject Gutenberg
- Works by John LordatLibriVox(public domain audiobooks)
- Works by or about John Lordat theInternet Archive
