Hoppin
Hoppin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Augustus Hoppin (1828–1896), American book illustrator *Courtland Hector Hoppin (1906–1974), American artist *Howard Hoppin (1856–1940), American architect *James Mason Hoppin (1820-1906), American educator and writer *Richard Hoppin Richard Hallowell Hoppin (February 22, 1913 – November 1, 1991) was an American musicologist. Hoppin received his BA from Carleton College in 1936 after spending two years at the Paris ''Ecole Normale de Musique''. He studied at Harvard Univ ...

Augustus Hoppin
Augustus Hoppin (1828–1896) was an American book illustrator, born in Providence, R. I. He graduated at Brown University in 1848 and was admitted to the bar Bar or BAR may refer to: Food and drink * Bar (establishment), selling alcoholic beverages * Candy bar * Chocolate bar Science and technology * Bar (river morphology), a deposit of sediment * Bar (tropical cyclone), a layer of cloud * Bar (u ..., but soon gave up the law and went abroad to study art. Upon his return he devoted himself to drawing on wood and to the illustration of books, in which he was successful. His pictures in ''Nothing to Wear'' (1857), ''Poliphar Papers'' (1853), and '' The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table'' (1858) are widely known. He published several volumes of sketches and novels, among the latter ''Recollections of Auton House'' (1881) and ''Married for Fun'' (1885). References * External links * * * 19th-century American novelists Artists from Providence, Rhode Island Ame ...
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Courtland Hector Hoppin
Courtland Hector Hoppin (March 12, 1906 – January 28, 1974) was an American artist, photographer and pioneer in the field of animated film. The works produced by Hector Hoppin and partner Tony Gross are studied today due to their artistry and as a reflection of the times in which they were created. Biography Hoppin was born March 12, 1906, into a family of wealth and talent. He was the only child of Dorothy Woodville Rockhill and Dr. Joseph Clark Hoppin (1870–1925), who was a highly regarded archeologist, who taught at Bryn Mawr. His maternal grandfather, William Woodville Rockhill, was a diplomat and considered the first Westerner to gain audience with the Dalai Lama. His paternal grandfather, Dr. Courtland Hoppin (1834–1876), for whom he was named, was one of twelve children born into a prominent and talented Providence, RI family. He and his brother Washington Hoppin, MD were homeopathic physicians. In 1863 Courtland married Mary Frances Clark (1842–1934), daughter of ...
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Howard Hoppin
Howard Hoppin (April 17, 1856 – October 19, 1940) was an American architect from Providence, Rhode Island. Early life Hoppin was born on April 17, 1856 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was a son of Dr. Washington Hoppin (1824–1867), a homeopathic physician, and Louise Claire ( née Vinton) Hoppin (1832–1891). Among his siblings were Francis L. V. Hoppin, Louise Claire Hoppin (a founder of the Red Cross), Harriet (née Hoppin) Jacob, and Washington Hoppin, Jr. Hoppin was from a prominent and talented Providence family; his paternal grandparents were Thomas Coles Hoppin and Harriet Dunn (née Jones) Hoppin. His maternal grandparents were Maj. John Rogers Vinton (who was killed during the Siege of Veracruz and became the namesake of Fort Vinton) and Lucretia Dutton (née Parker) Vinton of Boston. Among his paternal uncles were Augustus Hoppin, a prominent illustrator (who wrote about the family in his novel, ''Recollections of Auton House''), and Dr. Courtland Hoppin, also a ...
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James Mason Hoppin
James Mason Hoppin (January 17, 1820 – November 15, 1906) was an American educator and writer. Biography James Mason Hoppin was born at Providence, Rhode Island on January 17, 1820. He graduated from Yale College in 1840 (where he was a member of Skull and Bones,) from Harvard Law School in 1842, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1845. He studied for some time abroad; and was pastor of a Congregational church at Salem, Massachusetts from 1850 to 1859. From 1861 to 1879 he was professor of homiletics at Yale, where he was also professor of art history from 1879 to 1899, when he became professor emeritus. He was a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. He died in New Haven, Connecticut on November 15, 1906. Selected writings * ''Old England: Its Art, Scenery, and People'' (1857) * ''The Office and Work of the Christian Ministry'' (1869) * ''Life of Rear-Admiral Andrew Hull Foote'' (1874) * ''The Early Renaissance and Other Essays on Art Subjects'' (1892) ...
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