Edward Wigglesworth (1732–1794), the son of
Edward Michael Wigglesworth (c. 1693–1765), occupied the
Hollis Chair of
divinity
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at the
Harvard Divinity School
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from 1765 to 1792.
His father had been the first to hold that position.
He graduated from
Harvard University
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in 1749.
He was a charter member of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAA&S) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, and ...
(1780).
Archives and records
Edward Wigglesworth business recordsat Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School.
References
Harvard Divinity School faculty
1732 births
1794 deaths
Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
People from Cambridge, Massachusetts
People of colonial Massachusetts
Harvard University alumni
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