Thaddeus Mason Harris
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Thaddeus Mason Harris was a Harvard librarian, Unitarian minister and author in the early 19th Century. Probably his most noted book was A Natural History of the Bible published in 1821.
Harris' father was killed fighting on the colonists side in the American Revolutionary War
. Harris had been born in Charlestown, Massachusetts
but after his fathers death was sent to live on a farm in Stirling, Massachusetts. Harris then went to study at Harvard University
from which he graduated in 1878. He then was a school teacher at Worcester, Massachusetts
before becoming the librarian of Harvard in 1781 and then being appointed the minister of the 1st Unitarian Church of Dorchester, Massachusetts
in 1791.
Harris's son Thaddeus William Harris would also serve as a librarian at Harvard and be one of the leading American naturalists in the first half of the 19th century.
Harris' father was killed fighting on the colonists side in the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. Harris had been born in Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...
but after his fathers death was sent to live on a farm in Stirling, Massachusetts. Harris then went to study at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
from which he graduated in 1878. He then was a school teacher at Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
before becoming the librarian of Harvard in 1781 and then being appointed the minister of the 1st Unitarian Church of Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...
in 1791.
Harris's son Thaddeus William Harris would also serve as a librarian at Harvard and be one of the leading American naturalists in the first half of the 19th century.