William DeWitt Hyde

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1858 – 1917

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Who was William DeWitt Hyde?

William DeWitt Hyde was an American college president, born at Winchendon, Mass. He graduated from Harvard University in 1879 and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1882. Ordained to the Congregational ministry in 1883, he was a pastor at Newark, N. J., in 1883-85, and thereafter was president of Bowdoin College, also holding the chair of mental and moral philosophy. He is author of:

Practical Ethics

Social Theology

Practical idealism

God's Education of Man

The Art of Optimism

The Cardinal Virtues

Jesus' Way

The New Ethics

The College Man and the College Woman

Abba, Father

Self-Measurement

Sin and its Forgiveness

The Teacher's Philosophy in and out of School

The Five Great Philosophies of Life

The Quest of the Best

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Born
Sep 23, 1858
Winchendon
Also known as
  • William De Witt Hyde
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Harvard University
Employment
  • Bowdoin College
Lived in
  • Massachusetts
Died
Jun 29, 1917
Brunswick

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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