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John Fletcher Hurst

American bishop and academic administrator

John Fletcher Hurst (August 17, 1834 – May 4, 1903) was an American bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church and the first Chancellor of the American University in Washington, D.C.²

From Wikipedia’s article on John Fletcher Hurst (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 17, 1834, died May 4, 1903.¹

Companies

American UniversityFounder¹¹
Syracuse UniversityFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg³
Date not recordedHeidelberg University³
Date not recordedDickinson College³

Career

Occupation: translator, bishop, university teacher, theologian, priest, writer, academic administrator.⁷

Date not recordedWorked at Drew University⁴
Date not recordedFounded American University⁵
Date not recordedFounded Syracuse University⁶

Personal life

BornAug 17, 1834, Dorchester County⁸
DiedMay 4, 1903, Bethesda⁹
CitizenshipUnited States¹⁰

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WikidataJohn Fletcher Hurst on Wikidata
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WikipediaJohn Fletcher Hurst on Wikipedia
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WikidataJohn Fletcher Hurst: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn Fletcher Hurst: Worked at Drew University, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn Fletcher Hurst: Founded American University, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn Fletcher Hurst: Founded Syracuse University, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn Fletcher Hurst: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn Fletcher Hurst: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn Fletcher Hurst: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn Fletcher Hurst: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAmerican University, Founder
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WikidataSyracuse University, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsJohn Fletcher Hurst photo by Photograph, Public domain

Companies

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

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