Herbert Ernest Cushman
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Herbert Ernest Cushman | |
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| Born | October 24, 1865 Auburn, Maine, US |
| Died | December 16, 1944 (aged 79) West Newton, Massachusetts, US |
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| Occupation | Philosopher |
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Abby Brewster Corbin
(m. 1904) |
| Children | 4 |
Herbert Ernest Cushman (1865-1944) A.M., Ph.D., was an American philosopher. He was a professor of philosophy at Tufts College.
Biography
[edit]Herbert Ernest Cushman was born in Auburn, Maine on October 24, 1865. He attended Lewiston High School, then earned A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. degrees at Harvard University, and an A.B. and honorary LL.D. at Bates College.[1][2]
He married Abby Brewster Corbin in 1904, and they had four children.[1]
He wrote A Beginner's History of Philosophy[3] and translated Wilhelm Windelband's History Of Ancient Philosophy into English.
He died in West Newton, Massachusetts on December 16, 1944.[2]
Selected works
[edit]- History Of Ancient Philosophy (translation, 1899)
- The Truth in Christian Science (lecture, 1902)
- What is Christianity? (lecture, 1904)
- A Beginner's History of Philosophy (1910; reprinted 1918)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Harvard College Class of 1895 Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Report. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 1920. p. 105. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Dr. Herbert E. Cushman". Lewiston Evening Journal. December 20, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Essential Works of Voltaire: Philosophical Writings, Novels, Historical Works, Poetry, Plays & Letters. DigiCat. December 31, 2023.
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