| 词条 | Noah K. Davis |
| 释义 |
Noah Knowles Davis (1830–1910) was an American educator. Early lifeNoah Knowles Davis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 15, 1830. His father Noah, who was a minister of the Baptist Tract Society, died shortly after Davis' birth.[1] He was raised by his mother Mary (Young) Davis and step-father, the Reverend John L. Dagg, a Southern Baptist theologian. Davis was educated at Mercer University, where his step-father was president, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed a BA in chemistry in 1849 as well as a PhD and LL.D.[1] CareerDavis taught at Delaware College and then at Howard College (now Samford University) in 1852.[2] Davis delivered a graduation address at Howard College in 1854. Later he taught moral philosophy at the University of Virginia.[3] His many books included Elements of Deductive Logic (1893), Elements of Inductive Logic (1895), and Elements of Psychology (1893). Another book was The Story of Nazarene.[5] One of his notable works was The Theory of Thought (1880), which was based on the writings of Aristotle and covered the subject of deductive logic.[3] Davis also edited The Model Architect and The Carpenter's Guide.[1] Death and legacyDavis died on May 4, 1910 in Virginia.[4][5] Davis influenced Collins Denny, a Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University who taught poet John Crowe Ransom.[6] References1. ^1 2 {{Cite book|title=Dictionary Of Modern American Philosophers|last=Shook|first=John|publisher=Thoemmes Continuum|year=2005|isbn=1843710374|location=Bristol|pages=592}} 2. ^Alfred L. Brophy, The Southern Scholar: Howard College Before the Civil War, Cumberland Law Review 46 (2015): 289-309. 3. ^1 {{Cite book|title=The South in the Building of the Nation: History of the Literary and Intellectual Life|last=Mims|first=Edwin|publisher=Pelican Publishing Company|year=2002|isbn=9781565549579|location=Gretna, Louisiana|pages=267}} 4. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dNlKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA399 | title=Alumni Bulletin of the University of Virginia, Volume 3, Issues 1-5 | publisher=University of Virginia Press | year=1910 | pages=399}} 5. ^{{Cite journal | url=http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095702672 | title=Noah Knowles Davis | website=The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers | accessdate=10 September 2015 }} 6. ^1 {{cite book |last=Rubin |first= Louis Decimus |date=1978 |title=The Wary Fugitives: Four Poets and the South |location=Baton Rouge, Louisiana |publisher=Louisiana State University Press |pages=10–11|url=https://books.google.com/?id=IpU-_00_ePsC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=%22Herbert+charles+Sanborn%22#v=onepage&q=%22Herbert%20charles%20Sanborn%22&f=false|isbn= 978-0-8071-0454-5 }} External links
5 : 1830 births|1910 deaths|Educators from Philadelphia|Samford University faculty|University of Virginia faculty |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。