History of New Sharon, (Franklin County) Maine United States of America

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A Short Biography of Ellen Russell Emerson

Ellen Russell Emerson, author, was born in New Sharon, Maine, Jan. 16, 1837; daughter of Dr. Leonard White and Fanny Fisk (Lovejoy) Russell. She was educated under the tutorship of Dr. Robert Cushman, principal of the Mount Vernon seminary, Boston, Mass. She was married in 1863 to Edwin R. Emerson of Portland, Maine. She travelled in Europe from 1886 to 1889, and in 1887 studied Egyptology in Paris under the direction of M. Gaston Maspero. In 1888 she was elected an honorary member of the Soci?t? des Americanistes de France. In 1893 she received a medal from the Junta Directiva, Columbian historical exposition, Madrid, Spain. She published: Indian Myths: or Legends, Traditions and Symbols of the Aborigines of America, compared with those of Other Countries, including Hindoostan, Egypt, Persia, Assyria, and China (1834); and Masks, Heads and Faces. With some consideration respecting the Rise and Development of Art (1891).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor