Adams Sherman Hill

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1833 – 1910

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Who was Adams Sherman Hill?

Adams Sherman Hill was an American newspaper journalist and rhetorician. As Boylston Professor of Rhetoric at Harvard University from 1876 to 1904, Hill oversaw and implemented curriculum that came to effect first-year composition in classrooms across the United States. His most widely known works include The Principles of Rhetoric, Foundations of Rhetoric, and Our English.

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Born
Jan 30, 1833
Boston
Also known as
  • Adams Hill
Died
Dec 25, 1910

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on July 23, 2013

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