| Ezra Hall Gillett | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1823-07-15)July 15, 1823 Colchester, Connecticut |
| Died | September 2, 1875(1875-09-02) (aged 52) New York, New York |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Clergyman, writer |
Ezra Hall Gillett (1823–1875) was an American clergyman and author.
Biography
Ezra Hall Gillett was born at Colchester, Connecticut on July 15, 1823. He graduated in 1841 at Yale, and in 1844 at the Union Theological Seminary, and became pastor of a Presbyterian church in Harlem, N. Y. In 1868 he was appointed professor of political economy, ethics, and history in New York University.
He died at his home in Harlem on September 2, 1875.
Works
In addition to numerous contributions to the theological reviews, he published works, including:
- Life and Times of John Huss (1863–64)
- History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (1864)
- The Moral System (1874)
References
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. V. James T. White & Company. 1907. p. 530. Retrieved April 6, 2021 – via Google Books.
- "Obituary: Rev. Dr. E. H. Gillett". The New York Times. September 3, 1875. p. 4. Retrieved April 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Works by Ezra Hall Gillett at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Ezra Hall Gillett at the Internet Archive
- Yale Obituary Record
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