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Smith, Henry Boynton, 1815-1877

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1815 - 1877

Biography

Henry Boynton Smith (November 21, 1815 - February 7, 1877), United States theologian, was born in Portland, Maine.[1] He is best known for introducing many Americans to avant-garde German historical scholarship, especially in his "History of the Church of Christ, in Chronological Tables: A Synchronistic View of the Events, Characteristics, and Culture of Each Period, including the History of Polity, Worship, Literature, and Doctrines: Together with Two Supplementary Tables upon the Church in America; And an Appendix Containing the Series of Councils, Popes, Patriarchs, and Other Bishops, and a Full Index" (1860).

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Henry Boynton Smith letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 866220.3
Mss 866220.3
Date(s): 1866-03-20
Scope and Contents

Two-page letter from Henry Boynton Smith in New York to Asa Dodge Smith, recommending Dr. Charles Wiley for the professorship vacated by Prof. Aiken.

Joshua Hall McIlvaine letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 866227.1
Mss 866227.1
Date(s): 1866-03-27
Scope and Contents

Two-page letter from Joshua Hall in Princeton to Henry Boynton Smith, recommending Rev. Charles Wiley as Prof. Aiken's successor.

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