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American teacher and textbook author

George Anthony Hill
A photograph of Hill by William Notman, circa 1868–1870
Born(1842-08-25)August 25, 1842
Sherborn, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedAugust 17, 1916(1916-08-17) (aged 73)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeSherborn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
Occupation(s)College professor, private tutor, textbook writer
Known forTextbooks on physics and mathematics

George Anthony Hill (August 25, 1842 – August 17, 1916) was an American assistant professor at Harvard and author of textbooks, primarily about physics and mathematics.

Biography

Hill was born in 1842 in Sherborn, Massachusetts. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1865, and a master's degree there in 1870. His education included time spent at the University of Glasgow studying under Lord Kelvin.

Hill was appointed an assistant professor of physics at Harvard, effective September 1, 1871, a role he held until 1876. He then spent two years studying in Germany. Upon his return, he focused on writing textbooks while also acting as a private tutor at Harvard. In 1898, he became director of a tutoring school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he worked for 16 years until his retirement in 1914.

Hill wrote various textbooks, primarily on physics and mathematics. At the time of his death, The Boston Post noted that some of Hill's textbooks were "standard works, particularly his first book, Geometry for Beginners, written in 1880." Hill co-wrote some textbooks with George A. Wentworth (1835–1906), a teacher of mathematics at Phillips Exeter Academy.

Hill died in August 1916 in a hospital in Cambridge. He was survived by a sister, Lizzie J. Daniels, and by his former wife, Annie M. Hill, who had divorced him in 1898. There is no indication that the Hills had children. His estate was valued at $28,000 ($784,000 in 2023). Hill was buried in his hometown of Sherborn.

Works

Hill's textbooks include:

  • Geometry for Beginners
  • Lessons in Geometry
  • Exercise Manuals in Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry
  • Examination Manuals in Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry
  • Essentials of Physics
  • Text Book of Physics (with G. A. Wentworth)
  • First Steps in Geometry (with G. A. Wentworth)

References

  1. ^ "George Anthony Hill Dead". The Boston Globe. August 18, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "George Anthony Hill (1842-1916)". harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  3. "Harvard University: Master of Arts (out of course)". Boston Evening Transcript. June 28, 1870. p. 2. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Funeral of Prof. Hill on Sunday". The Boston Post. August 19, 1916. p. 10. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "Harvard College". Boston Evening Transcript. August 10, 1871. p. 3. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  6. "George Anthony Hill". The New York Times. August 19, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via TimesMachine.
  7. Chow, Yi Jean (2015). "Sifted Science: James Joyce's Reference to George Albert Wentworth and George Anthony Hill's 'A Text-Book of Physics'". James Joyce Quarterly. 52 (3/4). University of Tulsa: 637–654. doi:10.1353/jjq.2015.0033. JSTOR 45172700 – via jstor.org.
  8. ^ "Will of G. A. Hill Filed". The Boston Globe. August 25, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  9. "Divorced Beach Bluff Wire Receives $100". The Daily Item. Lynn, Massachusetts. August 25, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  10. "Professor Hill Buried in Sherborn". The Boston Post. August 21, 1916. p. 11. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via newspapers.com.

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