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Herbert Gardiner Lord

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Herbert Gardiner Lord
Born(1849-03-29)March 29, 1849
Boston, Massachusetts, US
DiedMarch 12, 1930(1930-03-12) (aged 80)
New York, New York, US
EducationAmherst College
OccupationPhilosopher

Herbert Gardiner Lord (1849–1930) was an American philosopher.

Biography

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Lord was born in Boston on March 29, 1849. He was the son of the Rev. Daniel Miner Lord and was graduated from Amherst College in 1871 and at the Union Theological Seminary in 1877.[1]

Lord was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in 1878 and served as pastor of the church of the Redeemer, Buffalo, New York, 1877–1895. During 1895–1898 he was professor of philosophy at the School of Pedagogy, University of Buffalo; from 1890 to 1900 was principal of Franklin School, Buffalo; and in 1900 was appointed professor of philosophy at Columbia University.[1]

He died at his home in Manhattan on March 12, 1930.[2]

Works

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He was one of the joint authors of Essays Philosophical and Psychological in Honor of William James; and is the author of The Psychology of Courage (1918).[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Rines 1920.
  2. ^ "Prof. Herbert Lord, 80, Dies in New York". The Buffalo News. New York. March 13, 1930. p. 50. Retrieved July 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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