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History of the University of Pennsylvania, 1740-1940
Edward Potts Cheyney
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hardcover. Num Pages: 461 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNMN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 863.
Following his retirement from teaching in 1934, Edward Potts Cheyney was invited by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to write a history of the University in celebration of its bicentennial. Cheyney completed the project, published as the present work, in 1940. This, then, is his history of the University of Pennsylvania from its founding to its bicentennial anniversary.
Following his retirement from teaching in 1934, Edward Potts Cheyney was invited by the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to write a history of the University in celebration of its bicentennial. Cheyney completed the project, published as the present work, in 1940. This, then, is his history of the University of Pennsylvania from its founding to its bicentennial anniversary.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1940
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
461
Condition
New
Number of Pages
461
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812246506
SKU
V9780812246506
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About Edward Potts Cheyney
Edward Potts Cheyney, a historian of European history, was born on January 17, 1861 in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. He was first educated at country schools, then at the Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, and eventually at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a B.A. degree in 1883. After a brief sojourn in Europe, he returned to enter the University's ... Read more
Reviews for History of the University of Pennsylvania, 1740-1940
"The distinguished professor emeritus Edward Potts Cheyney has written a history of his alma mater that commands attention. His account is . . . based on the official documents, supported by the researches of colleagues and friends, and illuminated by an affectionate understanding that springs from sixty years of personal knowledge and participation."
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