Isaac Sharpless
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Isaac Sharpless, Sc.D., LL.D., L.H.D. (1848–1920) was an American
educator, born in Chester County, Pa.
He graduated from Harvard
in 1873 and received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from there in 1915. He was employed at Haverford College
for many years, becoming professor in 1879, dean in 1884, and president in 1887. He wrote:
United States
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educator, born in Chester County, Pa.
Chester County, Pennsylvania
-State parks:*French Creek State Park*Marsh Creek State Park*White Clay Creek Preserve-Demographics:As of the 2010 census, the county was 85.5% White, 6.1% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American or Alaskan Native, 3.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.8% were two or more races, and 2.4% were...
He graduated from Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1873 and received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from there in 1915. He was employed at Haverford College
Haverford College
Haverford College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Philadelphia...
for many years, becoming professor in 1879, dean in 1884, and president in 1887. He wrote:
- Astronomy for Schools and General Readers (1882; fifth edition, revised, 1912)
- English Education in the Elementary and Secondary Schools, in the "International Education Series" (1892)
- A Quaker Experiment in Government (1898)
- Two Centuries of Pennsylvania History (1900)
- Quakerism and Politics (1905)
- The American College (1915)