Noah K. Davis

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Noah K. Davis
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Born
Noah Knowles Davis

(1830-05-15)May 15, 1830
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 3, 1910(1910-05-03) (aged 79)
Charlottesville, Virginia
EducationMercer University
OccupationEducator
Signature
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Noah Knowles Davis (1830–1910) was an American educator.

Early life[]

Noah Knowles Davis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 15, 1830.[1] His father Noah, who was a minister of the Baptist Tract Society, died shortly after Davis' birth.[2] He was raised by his mother Mary (Young) Davis and step-father, the Reverend John L. Dagg, a Southern Baptist theologian.

Davis was educated at Mercer University, where his step-father was president, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed a BA in chemistry in 1849 as well as a PhD and LL.D.[2]

Career[]

Davis taught at Delaware College and then at Howard College (now Samford University) in 1852.[3] Davis delivered a graduation address at Howard College in 1854. Later he taught moral philosophy at the University of Virginia.[4] His many books included Elements of Deductive Logic (1893), Elements of Inductive Logic (1895), and Elements of Psychology (1893). Another book was The Story of Nazarene.[5] One of his notable works was The Theory of Thought (1880), which was based on the writings of Aristotle and covered the subject of deductive logic.[4]

Davis also edited The Model Architect and The Carpenter's Guide.[2]

Death and legacy[]

Davis died on May 3, 1910 in Charlottesville, Virginia.[6][7][8] Davis influenced Collins Denny, a professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt University who taught poet John Crowe Ransom.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. IV. James T. White & Company. 1893. p. 76. Retrieved December 2, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Shook, John (2005). Dictionary Of Modern American Philosophers. Bristol: Thoemmes Continuum. p. 592. ISBN 1843710374.
  3. ^ Alfred L. Brophy, The Southern Scholar: Howard College Before the Civil War, Cumberland Law Review 46 (2015): 289-309.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Mims, Edwin (2002). The South in the Building of the Nation: History of the Literary and Intellectual Life. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company. p. 267. ISBN 9781565549579.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Rubin, Louis Decimus (1978). The Wary Fugitives: Four Poets and the South. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0-8071-0454-5. Herbert charles Sanborn.
  6. ^ "Prof. Noah K. Davis Dead". The Washington Post. Charlottesville, Virginia. May 4, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved December 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Alumni Bulletin of the University of Virginia, Volume 3, Issues 1-5. University of Virginia Press. 1910. p. 399.
  8. ^ "Noah Knowles Davis". The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers. Retrieved September 10, 2015.

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