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John Bascom
Biography
John Bascom (May 1, 1827 – October 2, 1911) was an American professor, college president and writer.
He was born on May 1, 1827 in Genoa, New York, and was a graduate of Williams College with the class of 1849. He graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1855. Aside from the degrees he received in those places, he held many other scholarly and honorary degrees. He was professor of rhetoric at Williams College from 1855 to 1874, and was president of the University of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1887. He retired in 1903] and died in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on October 2, 1911.
He was the author of some forty books. He said in his biography the books cost him more money than he ever received from their publication. But he also included that he was glad to have written them and is only sorry that he could not have been of more service to his fellow men.
He was born on May 1, 1827 in Genoa, New York, and was a graduate of Williams College with the class of 1849. He graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1855. Aside from the degrees he received in those places, he held many other scholarly and honorary degrees. He was professor of rhetoric at Williams College from 1855 to 1874, and was president of the University of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1887. He retired in 1903] and died in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on October 2, 1911.
He was the author of some forty books. He said in his biography the books cost him more money than he ever received from their publication. But he also included that he was glad to have written them and is only sorry that he could not have been of more service to his fellow men.
Books
The Science of Mind
by John Bascom
Price:
$7.50 USD.
Words: 143,120.
Language:
English.
Published: October 17, 2022
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration, Nonfiction » Philosophy » Mind & Body
Thought a knowledge of the value of a subject is not necessary to its successful pursuit, yet it imparts to our inquiries peculiar zest. We shall never fully understand the advantages connected with any science, till we have mastered it; and it is thus natural that each should praise his own favorite pursuit, experiencing daily the enjoyment and power it confers.