John Lord (September 10, 1810 – December 15, 1894) was an American historian and lecturer.

Biography

Born September 10, 1810 in

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, he graduated from

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in 1833 and then entered the

Andover Theological Seminary Andover Theological Seminary (1807–1965) was a Congregationalist seminary founded in 1807 and originally located in Andover, Massachusetts on the campus of Phillips Academy. From 1908 to 1931, it was located at Harvard University in Cambrid ...

, where in his second year he wrote a series of lectures on the Dark Ages, which he delivered the next fall during a tour through northern

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. After graduating at Andover he became an agent for the

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. Though not ordained to the ministry, he was called to a

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, and then to one at

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. In 1840 he gave up his pastoral duties to become a public lecturer and spend time on literary activities. In 1843-46, he was in England giving lectures on the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

, and on his return to the United States continued to lecture for many years in the principal towns and cities, giving over 6,000 lectures in all. In 1864, he received his

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from the

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. From 1866 to 1876, he was lecturer on history at Dartmouth College. Lord died December 15, 1894, in

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Works

*''Modern History for Schools'' (1850) *''The Old Roman World'' (1867) *''Ancient States and Empires'' (1869) *''Life'' of ''

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'' (1873) *''Points of History'' (1881) *''Beacon Lights of History'' (14 volumes; 1883–96) This covers the old pagan civilisations through to modern Europe and America in his time.

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