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Hamilton Wright Mabie

Also known as: Hamilton Wright Mabie; primary name: Mabie, Hamilton Wright
Details: individual; academic/intellectual; American (USA); Male
Life dates: 1845-1916
Biography: Born in Cold Spring, Putnam County, New York, December 13, 1845, and died in Summit, New Jersey, December 31, 1916. He was elected to the Academy January 28, 1908,-- Chair 46. Graduated from Williams College in 1867 and from the Columbia Law School in 1869. In 1879 joined the editorial staff of the Christian Union, now the Outlook, and later became associate editor. His essays and criticisms were pub1ished in many magazines and newspapers. Under the Carnegie Peace Foundation he went as Exchange Professor to Japan in the winter of 1912-1913. He received honorary degrees from Williams, Union, and several other colleges.