Encyclopedia Brunoniana

1842

  • Ambassadors and ministers to foreign countries have included Brown men since the early nineteenth century, among them: Jonathan Russell 1791, ambassador to Sweden and Norway; Henry Wheaton 1802, minister to Prussia; Christopher Robinson 1825, minister to Peru; George Van Ness Lothrop 1838, minister to Russia; Lewis Richmond 1842, minister to Portugal; Samuel Sullivan Cox 1846, minister to Turkey; James Burrill Angell 1849, minister to China and Turkey; John Hay 1858, ambassador to Great Britain; John Meredith Read 1858, minister to Greece; Frederick M. Sackett 1890, ambassador to Germany; Leland Howard Littlefield 1892, ambassador to Great Britain; Noble B. Judah ’04, ambassador to Cuba; Ely E. Palmer ’08, ambassador to Afghanistan; Roy Tasco Davis ’10, minister to Guatemala and Costa Rica, and Panama; Warren Randolph Burgess ’12, ambassador to NATO; Dana Gardner Munro ’12, minister to Haiti; Willard L. Beaulac ’20, ambassador to Paraguay, Columbia, Cuba, Chile, and Argentina; John J. Muccio ’21, ambassador to Korea, Iceland, and Guatemala; Will Mercer Cook A.M.’31, ambassador to Niger and Senegal; Clinton E. Knox A.M.’31, ambassador to Dahomey; Thomas J. Watson, Jr. ’37, ambassador to the U.S.S.R.; Taylor G. Belcher ’41, ambassador to Cyprus; William H. Sullivan ’43, ambassador to Laos; and Nathaniel Davis ’46, ambassador to Guatemala.Ambassadors and ministers
  • A later alumni association was formed in response to resolutions by Professor William G. Goddard at a meeting of the alumni on September 6, 1842, with the intent of bringing together annually the graduates of the University to attend literary exercises and share a dinner.Associated Alumni
  • But his main work was that on fevers, published in 1842 with three subsequent editions, one of the most notable medical works known as "Bartlett on Fevers."Bartlett, Elisha
  • William Giles Goddard was professor of belles lettres from 1834 until his resignation in 1842.English
  • President Wayland, who was believer in the efficacy of prizes in the cultivation of scholarship, chose to use a portion of the money, as was announced in the annual catalogue of 1842, for the award of "premiums, either in money or books, to such competitors as may by examination prove themselves most meritorious."Financial aid
  • William Giles Goddard took a more active interest than any of his colleagues in the Dorr Rebellion in 1842, at which time, according to President Wayland, "His essays for the daily press, during this period alone, would fill a moderately sized volume."Goddard, William Giles
  • William Giles Goddard resigned in 1842 because of his health and died in Providence on February 16, 1846.Goddard, William Giles
  • From 1842 to 1849 Samuel Stillman Greene taught in the public schools of Boston, and then took on another newly created office, that of agent of the Massachusetts Board of Education.Greene, Samuel Stillman
  • Albert Harkness (1822-1907), professor of Greek languages and literature, was born in Mendon, Massachusetts, on October 6, 1822.Harkness, Albert 1842
  • Albert 1842 Harkness graduated from Brown in 1842, the valedictorian of his class.Harkness, Albert 1842
  • From 1853 to 1855 Albert 1842 Harkness was in Germany, studying in Berlin, Bonn, and Göttingen.Harkness, Albert 1842
  • Albert 1842 Harkness's Ph.D. degree was earned in Bonn in 1854.Harkness, Albert 1842
  • From 1855 until his retirement in 1892 Albert 1842 Harkness was Professor of Greek at Brown.Harkness, Albert 1842
  • Albert 1842 Harkness travelled to Europe again in 1870-71 and 1883-84 during leaves of absence.Harkness, Albert 1842
  • Albert 1842 Harkness published "A First Greek Book" in 1860.Harkness, Albert 1842
  • Albert 1842 Harkness taught Greek at Brown, but maintained his early devotion to Latin and published fourteen Latin textbooks between 1851 and 1905.Harkness, Albert 1842
  • At his death on May 27, 1907, the "Brown Alumni Monthly" printed these lines about him: A bronze bust of Harkness modeled by William Manatt of Providence six months before Harkness’s death was given to Brown by his widow in 1909.Harkness, Albert 1842
  • Albert Granger Harkness (1856-1923), professor of classics, was born in Providence on November 19, 1856, the son the Professor Albert Harkness 1842.Harkness, Albert Granger
  • The first of the long-term librarians was Horatio Gates Bowen from 1824 to 1840, who was followed by Charles C. Jewett from 1842 to 1848, Reuben A.Library
  • A change occurred in 1842-43, when "By recent statute of the Corporation, regular instruction in the principal languages of modern Europe is furnished to the students at a moderate additional expense, in accordance with such arrangements as the Faculty may adopt.Modern Languages
  • After his graduation from Newton and his ordination in 1842, Ezekiel Gilman Robinson was pastor of the Baptist Church in Norfolk, Virginia, for three years, during which he was also chaplain of the University of Virginia for one year.Robinson, Ezekiel Gilman
  • The Rosenberger Medal is awarded under the Susan Colver Rosenberger Fund, which was established by Jesse L. Rosenberger in 1919 as a memorial to his wife, the daughter of Charles K. Colver 1842.Rosenberger Medal
  • Barnas Sears published "A Grammar of the German Language" in 1842, "The Ciceronian: or the Prussian Method of Teaching the Elements of the Latin Language" in 1844, and collaborated with others in "Classical Studies: Essays on Ancient Literature and Art" in 1843.Sears, Barnas
  • In 1840 Francis Wayland visited England, Scotland, and France to study education abroad, and in 1842 wrote "Thoughts on the Present Collegiate System in the United States," urging changes in higher education.Wayland, Francis
  • Among the writings which made Wheaton famous were "Elements of International Law," published in 1836, "Enquiry into the Validity of the British Claim to a Right of Visitation and Search of American Vessels Suspected to be Engaged in the African Slave Trade" in 1842, and "History of the Law of Nations in Europe and America, from the Earliest Times to the Treaty of Washington" (a work which was first written in French for a competition of the French Institute, in which it won honorable mention) in 1845.Wheaton, Henry
  • Alonzo Williams (1842-1901), professor of Germanic languages and literature, was born in Foster, Rhode Island, on September 14, 1842.Williams, Alonzo
  • The buildings were named for two Brown presidents and seven alumni, among them two Secretaries of State, three professors, a public health superintendent, and the man who led the Housing and Development campaign to finance the Quadrangle: Marcy House for William Learned Marcy 1808, Governor of New York, Secretary of War, and Secretary of State, Olney House for Richard Olney 1856, Attorney General and Secretary of State, Goddard House for William Giles Goddard 1812, newspaper editor and professor of moral philosophy and belles-lettres, Diman House for Jeremiah Lewis Diman 1851, professor of history and political economy, Sears House for Barnas Sears 1825, president from 1855 to 1867, Wayland House for Francis Wayland, president from 1827 to 1855, Chapin House for Charles V. Chapin 1876, professor of physiology, and superintendent of health in Providence, Harkness House for Albert Harkness 1842, professor of Greek, and Buxton House for G. Edward Buxton ’02, chairman of the Housing and Development Campaign which built the Quadrangle.Wriston Quadrangle