Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Samuel Stehman Haldeman (August 12, 1812 – September 10, 1880), American
naturalist
and philologist, was born at Locust Grove, Pennsylvania.
Haldeman was educated at Dickinson College
. He visited Texas
in 1851 to investigate the presidency of an institution there, but declined the position. On his return trip from Texas, he was offered the position of president of Masonic College in Selma, Alabama
, which he accepted and held from January to October 1852. In 1852 (apparently listed by some sources as 1851 in error), he was appointed professor of the natural sciences in the University of Pennsylvania
. In 1855 he went to Delaware College, where he filled the same position, but in 1869, he returned to the University of Pennsylvania as professor of comparative philology. Haldeman remained there until his death, which occurred at Chickies, Pennsylvania.
United States
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naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
and philologist, was born at Locust Grove, Pennsylvania.
Haldeman was educated at Dickinson College
Dickinson College
Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally established as a Grammar School in 1773, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, five days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded in the newly...
. He visited Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
in 1851 to investigate the presidency of an institution there, but declined the position. On his return trip from Texas, he was offered the position of president of Masonic College in Selma, Alabama
Selma, Alabama
Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. The population was 20,512 at the 2000 census....
, which he accepted and held from January to October 1852. In 1852 (apparently listed by some sources as 1851 in error), he was appointed professor of the natural sciences in 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...
. In 1855 he went to Delaware College, where he filled the same position, but in 1869, he returned to the University of Pennsylvania as professor of comparative philology. Haldeman remained there until his death, which occurred at Chickies, Pennsylvania.