Hackett, Horatio, 1808-1875

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Dates

Existence: 1808 - 1875

Biography

Horatio Balch Hackett (December 27, 1808 – November 2, 1875), American biblical scholar, was born in Salisbury, Massachusetts. He was educated at Phillips Academy and at Amherst College, where he graduated as valedictorian in 1830, and at Andover Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1834. He was adjunct professor of Latin and Greek Languages and Literature at Brown University in 1835-1838 and professor of Hebrew Literature there in 1838-1839. He was ordained to the Baptist ministry in 1839.In 1858-1859 he traveled around Greece, becoming proficient in modern Greek. From 1870 until his death in Rochester, New York, he was professor of Biblical literature and New Testament exegesis in the Rochester Theological Seminary.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Horatio Balch Hackett letter

Item 1

Identifier: Mss 864414.1

Mss 864414.1

Date(s): 1864-07-14

Scope and Contents

Letter from Horatio Balch Hackett at Newton Centre to Asa Dodge Smith, thanking him for a service.