 | National Sunday school union - 1863 - 836 pages
...world-wide reputation. The Eoyal Society of England elected him a Fellow of that distinguished body, and the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the Universities of St. Andrew's, Edinburgh, and Oxford. At home, he founded a public library, and laid... | |
 | James Wynne - 1850 - 372 pages
...honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred on him by William and Mary College, in Virginia ; in 1789, the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the College of New Jersey ; on the first of January, 1790, he was chosen one of the Vice Presidents of... | |
 | 1850 - 438 pages
...scientific world, and at the age of thirty-four Agasaiz was a member of every scientific academy of Europe. The degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the Universities of Edinburgh and Dublin, and he was also admitted to the freedom of those cities. The... | |
 | John Hill Wheeler - 1851 - 644 pages
...the North Carolina University Magazine, and may be considered as more patriotic than poetic. In 1793, the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the College of New Jersey. He was the firm friend of our University and one of the trustees, from 1790... | |
 | George Grant (author of Panorama of science.) - 1852 - 268 pages
...contemporaries, the honours due to his genius. In 1785, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society; the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Glasgow, in 1806 ; and in 1808, ho was elected a member of the French Institute. He died on the... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 594 pages
...Minister Plenipotentiary to the court of London, at which he resided about five years. While in England the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Cambridge. On his return to the United States he was elected to the presidency of Harvard University, and was... | |
 | William Buell Sprague - 1857 - 766 pages
...succeed to that office ; and he was accordingly elected to it, and was installed in May, 1780. In 1785, the Degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Edinburgh ; and in 1786, by Yale College. He was elected also a member of the Meteorological Society... | |
 | William Buell Sprague - 1857 - 800 pages
...he continued laboriously and successfully employed, till within a few months of his death. In 1814, the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the ' 'ollege of New Jersey ; and at a little later period, the degree of Doctor »f Divinity, by Alleghany... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1858 - 526 pages
...contemporaries the honors due to his genius. In 1785 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society ; the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Glasgow in 1806 ; and in 1808 he was elected a member of the French Institute. He died on the 25th... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1860 - 288 pages
...contemporaries the honours due to his genius. In 1785 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society ; the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Glasgow in 1806 ; and in 1808 he was elected a member of the French Institute. He died on the 25th... | |
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Society ; the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Glasgow in 1806; and in 1808 he was elected a member of the French Institute. 
