John Grier Hibben

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John Grier Hibben

Born: 19-Apr-1861
Birthplace: Peoria, IL
Died: 16-May-1933
Location of death: Union County, NJ
Cause of death: Accident - Automobile
Remains: Buried, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ

Gender: Male
Religion: Presbyterian [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Educator

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President, Princeton University, 1912-32

[1] Presbyterian Minister, Chambersburg, PA (1887-91).

Father: Samuel Hibben
Mother: Elizabeth Grier
Wife: Jenny Davidson (m. 8-Nov-1887, d. 1933 automobile accident)

High School: Peoria High School, Peoria, IL
University: BA, Princeton University (1882)
University: University of Berlin (one year of study)
Theological: Princeton Theological Seminary
University: PhD, Princeton University (1893)
Professor: Logic, Princeton University (1897-1912)
Administrator: President, Princeton University (1912-32)

Ordained Presbyterian (19-May-1887)

Author of books:
Inductive Logic (1896)
The Problems of Philosophy (1898)
Hegel’s Logic: An Essay in Interpretation (1902)
Deductive Logic (1905)
The Philosophy of the Enlightenment (1910)
A Defence of Prejudice and Other Essays (1911)
The Higher Patriotism (1915)

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