William Rainey Harper ( 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January 8 - Borax is discovered ( John Veatch). January 29 - Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross February 18 - The American Party ( Know-Nothings) convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to nominate their first Presidential candidate, former President Millard Fillmore. March... 1856- 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). Events January 8 - Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 - Earthquake in Ecuador (8.6 in Richter scale) February 11 - Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos. February 15 - Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee... 1906) Noted academic; organizer and first President of the The University of Chicago is a private co-educational university located in Chicago, Illinois. Just over a century old, it includes a number of academic units of prominent stature. It is highly regarded as a teaching institution; the last National Research Council peer review ranked the University of Chicago at... University of Chicago, Chicagos skyline at day Chicago is the third largest city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles, with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 US Census. It is the fourth largest city in North America and the seventh largest in... Chicago, Illinois.

Born in New Concord is a village located in Muskingum County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,651. Geography New Concord is located at 39°5940 North, 81°4411 West (39.994389, -81.736412)1. According to the United States Census Bureau... New Concord, Ohio¹ in 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January 8 - Borax is discovered ( John Veatch). January 29 - Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross February 18 - The American Party ( Know-Nothings) convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to nominate their first Presidential candidate, former President Millard Fillmore. March... 1856, William Rainey Harper established himself as one of America's leading academics of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.

Very early in life, Harper displayed skills years ahead of other children his age and was labeled a prodigy. By the age of eight, Harper began preparing for college level courses; at the age of ten he enrolled in Muskingum College in his native New Concord, Ohio. In Events January - April January 2 - Brigham Young, is arrested for bigamy (25 wives). February 20 - In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens. March 1 - Yellowstone National Park is established as the worlds first national park March 5 - George Westinghouse patents the air brake. March 5 - The... 1872, Harper enrolled in This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest American institution of higher education (or fourth, if St. Johns College, Annapolis... Yale University to begin his post graduate studies, which he completed in 1876. Throughout his academic life, Harper wrote numerous texts. A strong supporter of life long learning, Harper was also involved with the The Chautauqua Institution is a non-profit adult education center and summer resort in Chautauqua, New York. It was founded in 1874 by Lewis Miller and John Heyl Vincent as a camp for Sunday school teachers, and has operated each summer since then. Since that time, its program has expanded... Chautauqua Institute and its programming.

In 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). Events January 1 - Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany January 20 - James Hogg becomes the first native Texan to be governor of that state. January 29 - Liliuokalani proclaimed Queen of Hawaii March 3 - The International Copyright... 1891 at the age of thirty-five, 1917 painting by John Singer Sargent. John Davison Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 - May 23, 1937) was an American capitalist and philanthropist. He was born in Richford, New York, the second of the six children to William Avery Rockefeller (November 13, 1810 - May 11, 1906) and his wife Eliza Davison (September... John D. Rockefeller selected Harper to assist in the organization of the The University of Chicago is a private co-educational university located in Chicago, Illinois. Just over a century old, it includes a number of academic units of prominent stature. It is highly regarded as a teaching institution; the last National Research Council peer review ranked the University of Chicago at... University of Chicago, and shortly thereafter, Harper was named its first President. In staffing the University and selecting students, Harper set the standards very high. Harper elevated the compensation of academic professions above that of school teacher, and by doing so attracted the best and the brightest to the University. While his critics called this policy imprudent, Rockefeller called the move one of his best investments.

In addition to encouraging the establishment for the first department of Sociology in the United States, Harper ensured the established of the University of Chicago Press. Harper also instituted the first Extension Service in America designed to bring classes to those who could not attend regular classes because of work or other conflicts.

Harper died in 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). Events January 8 - Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 - Earthquake in Ecuador (8.6 in Richter scale) February 11 - Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos. February 15 - Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee... 1906 of cancer. William Rainey Harper College in Palatine is a village located in Cook County, Illinois. It is a northwestern residential suburb of Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 65,479. History The first European-American to settle in Palatine is generally thought to be George Ela, who built a... Palatine, Illinois is named for him.

Notes

Note 1:The original log cabin that was William Rainey Harper’s birthplace is located in New Concord is a village located in Muskingum County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,651. Geography New Concord is located at 39°5940 North, 81°4411 West (39.994389, -81.736412)1. According to the United States Census Bureau... New Concord, Ohio across from the main gate of Muskingum College is located in New Concord, Ohio, approximately sixty miles east of Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1837, Muskingum College is affiliated with Presbyterian Church (USA). School colors are black and magenta. School mascot is a “fighting muskie” (fish). New Concord, Ohio is located in western Muskingum County... Muskingum College . The building has been preserved and currently houses an antique store.

Published Works

• Introductory Hebrew Method and Manual (1886)
• Elements of Hebrew Syntax By an Inductive Method(1888)
• Eight Books Of Caesar's Gallic War (1891)
• Young Folks Library: Leaders of Men or History Told in Biography (Editor-1891)
• Xenophon's Anabasis Seven Books (1893)
• Religion and the Higher Life (1904)
• The Prophetic Element In The Old Testament: An Aid To Historical Study For Use In Advanced Bible Classes. (1905)

External Links

[Yerkes Obersvatory / William Rainey Harper (http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/virtualmuseum/Harperfull.html)]