| Charles Edward Garman | |
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| Born | December 18, 1850 |
| Died | February 9, 1907(1907-02-09) (aged 56) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Amherst Collage |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Notable students | Calvin Coolidge Robert S. Woodworth |
Charles Edward Garman (December 18, 1850 – February 9, 1907) was a professor of philosophy at Amherst College. He taught pupils such as Calvin Coolidge and Robert S. Woodworth. He is credited with influencing Woodworth towards a career in psychology.
Biography
Garman was born on December 18, 1850, in Limington, Maine. Garman married Eliza Miner in 1882. He died on February 9, 1907, in Amherst, Massachusetts. The joint papers of Charles E. Garman and Eliza Miner Garman Family Papers 1862-1932 are housed in the Special Collections Department at Amherst College's Frost Library. The collection contains correspondence, papers, essays, pamphlets, notes, notebooks and diaries relating to the personal and professional life of Charles Edward Garman, Professor of Moral and Mental Philosophy at Amherst College. His teaching career is represented by the printed pamphlets he distributed in his classes and by lecture notes taken by his students.
References
- ^ "Collection: The Charles e. Garman (AC 1872) and Eliza Miner Garman Family Papers | Amherst College - ArchivesSpace".
- Robert Sessions Woodworth — Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
External links
- Works by or about Charles Edward Garman at the Internet Archive
- Charles E. Garman (AC 1872) and Eliza Miner Garman Family Papers from the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections