| 词条 | Archibald Alexander |
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| name = Archibald Alexander | image = ArchibaldAlexander.jpg | order = 1st | office = Principal of Princeton Theological Seminary | term_start = August 12, 1812 | term_end = October 22, 1851 | predecessor = Inaugural holder | successor = Samuel Miller | order1 = 4th | title1 = President of Hampden–Sydney College | term_start1 = May 31, 1797[1] | term_end1 = November 13, 1806[2] | predecessor1 = Drury Lacy {{small|(Acting)}} | successor1 = William S. Reid {{small|(Acting)}} | birth_date = {{birth date|1772|4|17}} | birth_place = South River, Rockbridge, Virginia | death_date = {{Death date and age|1851|10|22|1772|4|17}} | alma_mater = Washington & Lee (A.B.) Princeton University (D.D.) | religion = Presbyterian | spouse = {{marriage|Janetta Waddel |April 5, 1802||reason=}} | children = James Waddel Alexander William Cowper Alexander Joseph Addison Alexander }}Archibald Alexander (April 17, 1772 – October 22, 1851)[3] was an American Presbyterian theologian and professor at the Princeton Theological Seminary. He served for 9 years as the President of Hampden–Sydney College in Virginia and for 39 years as Princeton Theological Seminary's first professor from 1812 to 1851.[4] Early lifeArchibald Alexander was born at South River, Rockbridge County, Virginia. He was raised under the tuition and ministry of Presbyterian minister William Graham (1745–1799), a man who had been trained in theology by John Witherspoon. His grandfather, of Scottish descent, came from Ireland to Pennsylvania in 1736, and after a residence of two years removed to Virginia. William, father of Archibald, was a farmer and trader. His nephew was the American novelist William Alexander Caruthers (1802–1846).[5] At the age of ten Archibald was sent to the academy of William Graham at Timber Ridge meetinghouse (since developed into Washington and Lee University), at Lexington. At the age of seventeen he became a tutor in the family of General John Posey, of The Wilderness, twelve miles west of Fredericksburg, but after a few months resumed his studies with his former teacher. At this time a remarkable movement, still spoken of as "the great revival," influenced his mind and he turned his attention to the study of divinity. CareerOn October 1, 1791, he was licensed to preach, ordained by the presbytery of Hanover on June 9, 1794, and for seven years was an itinerant pastor in Charlotte and Prince Edward counties. By the time he was 21, Alexander was a preacher of the Presbyterian Church. He was appointed the president of Hampden–Sydney College,[6] where he served from 1797 to 1806 and from there he was called to the Third Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. The Princeton Theological Seminary was established at Princeton, New Jersey in 1812 and Alexander was appointed its first professor, inaugurated on August 12, 1812. In 1824, he helped to found the Chi Phi Society along with Robert Baird and Charles Hodge. In 1843, he returned to Washington College to deliver an alumni address, which was one of his many publications. Samuel Miller became the second professor at the seminary and for 37 years Alexander and Miller were considered together as pillars of the Presbyterian Church in maintaining its doctrines. Charles Hodge, a famous student and successor of Alexander, named his son Archibald Alexander Hodge after his mentor. Archival CollectionsThe Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a collection of Archibald Alexander’s personal papers dating from 1819 to 1851 including outgoing correspondence, manuscript articles and lecture notes.[7] Personal lifeOn April 5, 1802, Alexander married Janetta Waddel, the daughter of a Presbyterian preacher, James Waddel (1739–1805), whose eloquence was described in William Wirt's Letters of a British Spy (1803).[8] Together, they were the parents of:
Alexander died on October 22, 1851.[3] DescendantsHis grandson, William C. Alexander (1848–1937), was an executive with the Equitable Life Assurance Society, author, and founder of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. His great-grandson, James Waddell Alexander II (1888–1971), was a noted mathematician and topologist. Works
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| last =Alexander | first =Archibald | authorlink = | title =The Nature and Means of Growth in Grace | journal =National Preacher | volume =III | issue =8 | pages =113–121 | publisher = | location =New-York | year =1829 | language = | url =https://archive.org/stream/nationalpreache05dickgoog#page/n114/mode/2up | jstor = | issn = | doi = | id = | mr = | zbl = | jfm = | accessdate =2013-03-27}}
| last =Alexander | first =Archibald | authorlink = | title =Means of Growth in Grace | journal =National Preacher | volume =III | issue =8 | pages =121–128 | publisher = | location =New-York | year =1829 | language = | url =https://archive.org/stream/nationalpreache05dickgoog#page/n122/mode/2up | jstor = | issn = | doi = | id = | mr = | zbl = | jfm = | accessdate =2013-03-27}} References
1. ^{{cite book|last=Morrison |first=Alfred J. |title=The College of Hampden–Sidney, Calendar of Board Minutes 1776-1876 |page=47 |year=1912 |publisher=Hermitage Press |location=Richmond, VA|accessdate=October 7, 2014 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=80tAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover}} 2. ^{{cite book|last=Morrison |first=Alfred J. |title=The College of Hampden–Sidney, Calendar of Board Minutes 1776-1876 |page=61 |year=1912 |publisher=Hermitage Press |location=Richmond, VA|accessdate=October 7, 2014 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=80tAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|last=Carey|first=Patrick W.|title=Biographical Dictionary of Christian Theologians|year=2000|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, CT|isbn=978-0-313-03344-5|pages=12–13|author2=Joseph T. Lienhard}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Alexander Inaugurated at Princeton (1812)|url=http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2017/08/august-12-alexander-inaugurated-at-princeton-1812/|website=This Day in Presbyterian History|accessdate=12 August 2017|date=12 August 2017}} 5. ^Hurt, M., & the Dictionary of Virginia Biography. William Alexander Caruthers (1802–1846). (2014, February 6). In Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved from http://www.EncyclopediaVirginia.org/Caruthers_William_Alexander_1802-1846. 6. ^{{cite book|last=Benedetto|first=Robert|title=Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches|year=2010|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|location=Blue Ridge Summit, PA|isbn=978-0-8108-7023-9|pages=6–7|edition=2nd}} 7. ^Archibald Alexander’s personal papers dating from 1819 to 1851 8. ^{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Alexander, Archibald}}
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