General information about John Fiske
Series: Collections of the Harvard University Archives
Published: 1874
Language: eng
Number of pages: 5
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Caricatures and cartoons; Public opinion; History; Sources; Social aspects; Libraries; Employees; Harvard University
Other titles: Daily Graphic newspaper issue of September 12, 1874 featuring a large cartoon of Professor John Fiske surrounded by monkeys on the front page,; Papers of John Fiske.; Daily graphic (New York, N.Y.) 1874-09-12
Description: Collection contains an issue of the Daily Graphic (New York) for Sept. 12, 1874 that features on its front page a large cartoon of Prof. Fiske surrounded by monkeys.
Notes: John Fiske (1842-1901) was a philosopher and historian who promoted Darwin's theory of evolution and the ideas of British social philospher Herbert Spencer. He earned a Harvard AB in 1863, a Harvard AM in 1866, and a Harvard LL.B. in 1865. He was born Edmund Fisk Green but changed his name to John Fisk in 1855, and changed the spelling of his last name to Fiske in 1860. His association with Harvard began with his education and persisted to the end of his days. He served as an Instructor in History (1869-1870), University Lecturer (1869-1871), Assistant Librarian (1872-1879), Overseer (1879-1891 and 1899-1901), and Lecturer in History (1895-1897).