Fiske, John(1842–1901)
John Fiske, the American philosopher and advocate of evolutionary theory, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and baptized Edmund Fisk Green. He changed his name to John F...
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John Fiske (1842-1901), American philosopher and historian, was responsible for applying the Darwinian theory of evolution to philosophical and historical studies in the United States.Born Edmund Fisk...
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John Fiske, schoolmaster, physician, and minister, has only recently emerged as an important Puritan poet. Baptized at St. James' parish in South Elmham, Suffolk, England, on 20 March 1608, the son of...
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John Fiske, essayist, philosopher, and lecturer, was the most popular historian of the late nineteenth century. In an age before specialization in the historical profession, the reading public regarde...
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During his lifetime and well into the twentieth century John Fiske was regarded as an eminent scholar. He had numerous connections in the academic world--particularly at Harvard University where he wa...
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