Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer
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Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer (born Cambria Station, Chester County, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1868, died December 8th, 1936, Philadelphia, age 68) was an American
biographer
and historical
writer. He was the son of John Oberholtzer, a former schoolteacher who during Ellis' lifetime ran Willowdale Mills (now The Mill at Anselma in Chester Springs, PA) and later became a successful grain merchant. Ellis' mother, Sara Louisa Vickers Oberholtzer, was a respected poet and social activist known for her work in abolition, post-Civil War social reform, and equal rights. Ellis had one brother named Vickers Oberholtzer.
Ellis was educated at the University of Pennsylvania
(Ph. D.
, 1893) and at German
universities. For a number of years he was engaged in newspaper work and magazine writing; he edited the American Crisis Biographies and in 1908 and 1912 directed historical pageants at Philadelphia. His wife, Winona McBride Oberholtzer, was the sister of publisher Robert M. McBride
.
United States
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biographer
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
and historical
History
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writer. He was the son of John Oberholtzer, a former schoolteacher who during Ellis' lifetime ran Willowdale Mills (now The Mill at Anselma in Chester Springs, PA) and later became a successful grain merchant. Ellis' mother, Sara Louisa Vickers Oberholtzer, was a respected poet and social activist known for her work in abolition, post-Civil War social reform, and equal rights. Ellis had one brother named Vickers Oberholtzer.
Ellis was educated at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
(Ph. D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
, 1893) and at German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
universities. For a number of years he was engaged in newspaper work and magazine writing; he edited the American Crisis Biographies and in 1908 and 1912 directed historical pageants at Philadelphia. His wife, Winona McBride Oberholtzer, was the sister of publisher Robert M. McBride
Robert M. McBride
Robert Medill McBride was the publisher of James Branch Cabell and the later books of Frank Buck .-Early years:...
.
Works
- The Referendum in America (1893; new edition, 1900; revised, 1911)
- Die Beziehungen zwischen dem Staat und der Zeitungspresse im deutschen Reich (1895)
- The New Man (1897); Robert Morris, Patriot and Financier (1903)
- Abraham LincolnAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
(1904); The Literary History of Philadelphia (1906) - Henry ClayHenry ClayHenry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives...
(1909), with T. H. Clay - Philadelphia: A History of the City and its People (four volumes, 1912).
- The Morals of the Movie (1912).
- A History of the United States since the Civil War (1917).