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"William C. Winslow was born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 13, 1840, and prepared for collage at the Bostin Latin School, graduated in 1862 from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. During his collegiate course he was instrumental with W. G. Sumner and Joseph Cook of Yale College in founding in 1861 "The University Quarterly Review." He was co-editor of "The Hamiltonian" during his senior year.
After graduating, he was for a short time on the staff of the "New York World," and later with Dr. Tyng as associate editor of the "Christian Times." During this period of 1862-65 he was a student at the General Theological Seminary of New York City, from which he graduated in 1865. He was admitted to the diaconate of the Protestant Episcopal church in 1865, and to the priesthood in 1867. Several months in 1866 were spent in studying archaeology and ancient sculpture in Italy. Returning to the United States, he lectured and wrote on these subjects. His only charges as full rector was at St. George's Church in Lee, Massachusetts, in 1867-70. During this time he served as chairman of the school board and vice-president of the Berkshire County Bible Society.
He removed to Boston, Massachusetts, in November, 1870, where he devoted his time chiefly to historical and archaeological researches, besides preaching in different churches and holding temporary charges in the diocese of Massachusetts. He camped many times in the Adirondacks, when it was a wilderness, and became largely interested in the preservation of the forests, upon which he lectured and wrote articles for the press. He was chaplain of St. Luke's Home, Boston, 1877-81. He has been executive secretary of the Massachusetts Free Church Association since 1881, and has served officially in Boston in societies there and on various committees in the learned bodies of Europe and America.
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It is, however, in his archaeological labors and Oriental researches that Dr. Winslow won his renowned reputation in this and foreign lands. He spent in 1880 four months of study in Egypt and Syria, and he saw the obelisk lowered at Alexandria that is now in New York. Entirely through his efforts the colossal statue of Rameses II and the head of Hathor, the Egyptian Venus, were presented to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The Museum contains other splendid monumental objects procured through him; such as the gigantic column from Eubastis, and the exquisite palm-leaf column from Ahnas... Several universities have received through him valuable papyri discovered in the last decade of the nineteenth century...
In 1883 Dr. Winslow founded the American Branch of the Egypt Exploration Fund, becoming successively its honorary treasurer and horary secretary and vice-president for the United States. He became by vote of the London Committee "the official representative of the Fund in America."...
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He was among the first in the United States to advocate archaeology as a science, and to be financially supported, and he was the pioneer in this country of Egyptian exploration. ...
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He has been president of the New England Alumni of Hamilton College; and at the Centennial of Hamilton College, 1912, Elihu Root, a college-mat, was president, and Dr. Winslow, vice-president. ...
In 1902 Dr. Winslow informed the Fund Committee in London of his inability to remain in office under the conditions then existing in the Boston office. He began to assist the renowned explorer, Professor Petrie, in the work of the Egyptian Research Account (Society), Dr. Petrie having previously severed his connection with the Fund. In 1914 the American Branch of the Research was established with Dr. Breasted, of Chicago, the foremost American Egyptologist, as president, and Dr. Winslow as vice-president and honorary treasurer of the Research. ... (SOURCE: "William C. Winslow," Encyclopedia of Biography, pp. 162-167; many thanks to Professor John McEnroe for sharing this source)
William C. Winslow
"William C. Winslow was born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 13, 1840, and prepared for collage at the Bostin Latin School, graduated in 1862 from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. During his collegiate course he was instrumental with W. G. Sumner and Joseph Cook of Yale College in founding in 1861 "The University Quarterly Review." He was co-editor of "The Hamiltonian" during his senior year.
After graduating, he was for a short time on the staff of the "New York World," and later with Dr. Tyng as associate editor of the "Christian Times." During this period of 1862-65 he was a student at the General Theological Seminary of New York City, from which he graduated in 1865. He was admitted to the diaconate of the Protestant Episcopal church in 1865, and to the priesthood in 1867. Several months in 1866 were spent in studying archaeology and ancient sculpture in Italy. Returning to the United States, he lectured and wrote on these subjects. His only charges as full rector was at St. George's Church in Lee, Massachusetts, in 1867-70. During this time he served as chairman of the school board and vice-president of the Berkshire County Bible Society.
He removed to Boston, Massachusetts, in November, 1870, where he devoted his time chiefly to historical and archaeological researches, besides preaching in different churches and holding temporary charges in the diocese of Massachusetts. He camped many times in the Adirondacks, when it was a wilderness, and became largely interested in the preservation of the forests, upon which he lectured and wrote articles for the press. He was chaplain of St. Luke's Home, Boston, 1877-81. He has been executive secretary of the Massachusetts Free Church Association since 1881, and has served officially in Boston in societies there and on various committees in the learned bodies of Europe and America.
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It is, however, in his archaeological labors and Oriental researches that Dr. Winslow won his renowned reputation in this and foreign lands. He spent in 1880 four months of study in Egypt and Syria, and he saw the obelisk lowered at Alexandria that is now in New York. Entirely through his efforts the colossal statue of Rameses II and the head of Hathor, the Egyptian Venus, were presented to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The Museum contains other splendid monumental objects procured through him; such as the gigantic column from Eubastis, and the exquisite palm-leaf column from Ahnas... Several universities have received through him valuable papyri discovered in the last decade of the nineteenth century...
In 1883 Dr. Winslow founded the American Branch of the Egypt Exploration Fund, becoming successively its honorary treasurer and horary secretary and vice-president for the United States. He became by vote of the London Committee "the official representative of the Fund in America."...
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He was among the first in the United States to advocate archaeology as a science, and to be financially supported, and he was the pioneer in this country of Egyptian exploration. ...
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He has been president of the New England Alumni of Hamilton College; and at the Centennial of Hamilton College, 1912, Elihu Root, a college-mat, was president, and Dr. Winslow, vice-president. ...
In 1902 Dr. Winslow informed the Fund Committee in London of his inability to remain in office under the conditions then existing in the Boston office. He began to assist the renowned explorer, Professor Petrie, in the work of the Egyptian Research Account (Society), Dr. Petrie having previously severed his connection with the Fund. In 1914 the American Branch of the Research was established with Dr. Breasted, of Chicago, the foremost American Egyptologist, as president, and Dr. Winslow as vice-president and honorary treasurer of the Research. ... (SOURCE: "William C. Winslow," Encyclopedia of Biography, pp. 162-167; many thanks to Professor John McEnroe for sharing this source)
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