John Bascom was an American professor, college president and writer.
10 Facts About John Bascom
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John Bascom was born on May 1,1827, in Genoa, New York, and was a graduate of Williams College with the class of 1849.
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John Bascom graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1855.
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John Bascom was professor of rhetoric at Williams College from 1855 to 1874, and was president of the University of Wisconsin from 1874 to 1887.
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John Bascom retired in 1903 and died in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on October 2,1911.
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John Bascom was the author of some thirty or forty books.
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John Bascom said in his biography the books cost him more money than he ever received from their publication.
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John Bascom greatly influenced Senator Robert M La Follette, Sr.
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In 1853, John married Abbie Burt, who died shortly thereafter.
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John Bascom then wed Emma Curtiss, to whom he was married for over fifty years.