History of Cold Spring, (Cattaraugus County) New York United States of America

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The Biography of Hamilton Wright Mabie

Hamilton Wright Mabie, editor and author, was born at Cold Spring, N.Y., Dec. 18, 1846. He was graduated from Williams college in 1867 and from Columbia, LL.B., in 1869. He practised law in New York city, 1869-79; became connected with the Christian Union in 1879 and formally an editor in 1884, continuing as such after that paper became The Outlook, in June, 1898. He became well known as a lecturer on literary and educational topics, and as a contributor of essays to the leading periodicals. He was elected a trustee and secretary of the board of trustees of Barnard college, a trustee of Williams college, and president of the New York Kindergarten association. He received the degrees of A.M. and L.H.D. from Williams, and LL.D. from Union in 1899. His published books include: Norse Stories (1884); My Study Fire (1st set., 1890; 2d ser., 1894; 3d set., 1899); Under the Trees and Elsewhere (1891); Short Studies in Literature (1891); Essays on Literary Interpretation (1892); Nature and Culture (1897); Books and Culture (1897); Work and Culture (1892); In the Forest of Arden (1892); The Life of the Spirit (1892); Shakespeare: Poet, Dramatist and Man (1900); A Child of Nature (1901); and a selection of Old English Ballads and Love Songs.

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