Edward Tanjore Corwin
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Edward Tanjore Corwin D.D. Litt.D. (1834 – 1914) was an American
writer, and historian
of the Reformed Dutch
church. He was born in New York City, July 12, 1834; graduated at the College of the City of New York
in 1853, and at the Theological Seminary
in New Brunswick, N. J.
in 1856.
His literary work made him the recognized historian of his denomination. His publications include:
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writer, and historian
Historian
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of the Reformed Dutch
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church was a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands. It existed from the 1570s to 2004, the year it merged with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to form the Protestant Church in the...
church. He was born in New York City, July 12, 1834; graduated at the College of the City of New York
City College of New York
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in 1853, and at the Theological Seminary
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
New Brunswick Theological Seminary is a professional and graduate school founded in 1784, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, to educate ministers for the congregations of the Reformed Church in America...
in New Brunswick, N. J.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
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in 1856.
His literary work made him the recognized historian of his denomination. His publications include:
- Manual of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America (1859; fourth edition, 1902)
- Millstone Centennial (1866)
- A History of the Reformed Church Dutch (1895)
- Ecclesiastical Records of New York (six volumes, Albany, 1901-05)