Theophilus Parsons (1797–1882) was Dane
Professor of Law at
Harvard from 1848 to 1870.
Parsons is remembered chiefly as the author of a series of useful legal treatises and some books in support of
Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg (, ; born Emanuel Swedberg; 29 March 1772) was a Swedish pluralistic-Christian theologian, scientist, philosopher and mystic. He became best known for his book on the afterlife, ''Heaven and Hell'' (1758).
Swedenborg had a ...
ian doctrines. He wrote a life of his father, an American
jurist, who was also named
Theophilus Parsons
Theophilus Parsons (February 24, 1750October 30, 1813) was an American jurist.
Life
Born in Newbury, Massachusetts to a clergyman father, Parsons was one of the early students at the Dummer Academy (now The Governor's Academy) before matricu ...
(1749–1813). It was published in
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
in 1859. He also edited and published the Civil War letters of his daughter,
Emily Elizabeth Parsons
Emily Elizabeth Parsons (1824 – 1880) was an American Civil War nurse, hospital administrator, and founder of Mount Auburn Hospital in Massachusetts. Her posthumous memoir, ''Fearless Purpose: Memoir of Emily Elizabeth Parsons'', gives a rare ...
, a nurse and administrator of
Benton Barracks
Benton Barracks (or Camp Benton) was a Union Army military encampment, established during the American Civil War, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the present site of the St. Louis Fairground Park. Before the Civil War, the site was owned and used by th ...
military hospital in
St. Louis, Mo.
He graduated from
Harvard College
Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea ...
in 1815.
Bibliography
* Theophilus Parsons. "Distinguished Lawyers,
''Albany Law Journal'' Aug. 20, 1870, pp 126-7 online
* Theophilus Parsons. ''A treatise on the law of partnership'' (1866
online* Theophilus Parsons. ''Outlines of the religion and philosophy of Swedenborg'' (1876
online* Theophilus Parsons. ''A treatise on maritime law'' (1859
online
References
;Attribution
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1797 births
1882 deaths
Harvard University faculty
American Swedenborgians
American legal scholars
American biographers
American male non-fiction writers
Harvard College alumni
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