History of Alderson, (Greenbrier County) West Virginia United States of America

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A Biography of George Burman Foster

George Burman Foster, educator, was born in Alderson, Va., April 2, 1858; son of Oliver H. and Elouise (Bobbitt) Foster; and grandson of John Foster. He was graduated from Shelton college, West Virginia, in 1879; from the West Virginia university in 1883; from the Rochester theological seminary in 1887, and was a student in the universities of G?ttingen and Berlin, 1891-92. He was pastor of the first Baptist church at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1887; professor of philosophy at McMasters university, Toronto, Canada, 1892-95; associate professor of systematic theology in the University of Chicago, 1895-97, and in 1897 was made full professor. He received the degree of Ph.D. from Dennison university, Ohio, in 1892.

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