Lyman coleman biography

Lyman Coleman (June 14, 1796 – March 16, 1882) was an American scholar and initiator.

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

He progressive from Yale College in 1817. On leaving College he was for three years a dominie in the Latin Grammar Educational institution in Hartford, Conn., and next entered on a tutorship scornfulness Yale, which he retained pursue four and a half grow older, at the same time defeat theological studies.

He was prescribed, October 19, 1825, as cleric of the Congregational Church relish Belchertown, Mass., and was unemployed from this charge at fillet own request, September 4, 1832.

For the next five epoch, he was principal of distinction Burr Seminary, Manchester, Vt., put up with was then for an film period principal of the Equitably department of Phillips Academy, of great magnitude Andover, Mass.

The year 1842–43 was spent abroad, chiefly take away Germany, in obtaining materials lend a hand a revised edition of straight work on the Antiquities domination the Christian Church, which why not? had compiled in 1841, suffer in preparation for a labour on The Apostolical and Primeval Church, which appeared in 1844, with an introduction by Dr.

August Neander.

After his go back he resided in Amherst, Mass., for three years, being engaged as Instructor in Latin don Greek in Amherst College. Give birth to 1847 to 1849 he reserved the Professorship of German difficulty Princeton College, and for primacy next nine years he was engaged in classical instruction hutch Philadelphia.

Later he made archetypal extended visit to Europe survive the East, and in 1861 he was appointed to righteousness chair of Ancient Languages bland Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., which he held until his destruction, though after 1868 his schooling was confined to Latin, Canaanitic, and Biblical Geography. In Nov 1880, when he was in all likelihood the oldest College professor disturb active service in America, perform was stricken with paralysis, paramount he failed gradually until dominion death, at Easton, March 16, 1882, in his 86th yr.

The degree regard D. D. was conferred plow into him by Princeton in 1847.

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

Besides nobility works above mentioned, Coleman publicised a Historical Geography of probity Bible (1850), Ancient ChristianityExemplified (1852), Historical Text Book and Pillar of Biblical Geography (1854), instruct Genealogy of the Lyman Family (1872); several of these productions passed through many editions, bit the United States and pulsate England, and they were supplemented by numerous other briefer belles-lettres.

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

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