James Mason Hoppin (January 17, 1820 – November 15, 1906) was an American educator and writer.

Biography

James Mason Hoppin was born at

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on January 17, 1820. He graduated from

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in 1840 (where he was a member of

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,) from

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in 1842, and from

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in 1845. He studied for some time abroad; and was pastor of a Congregational church at

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from 1850 to 1859. From 1861 to 1879 he was

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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

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. He died in

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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

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'' (1874) * ''The Early Renaissance and Other Essays on Art Subjects'' (1892) * ''Greek Art on Greek Soil'' (1897) * ''The Reading of

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'' (1904)

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