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prof. portrait by f. b. carpenter josiah willard gibbs , sr. , from a 25 march 1861 new haven , connecticut james gates percival salem , massachusetts moses karl becker stuart , james harris , wilhelm gesenius , 30 april 1790 gibbssr.jpg josiah willard gibbs , sr. .
 theologian , linguist , librarian
josiah willard gibbs , sr. .

josiah willard gibbs , sr. -lrb- 30 april 1790 -- 25 march 1861 -rrb- was an american linguist and theologian , who served as professor of sacred literature at yale university .
