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Portrait of Francis Alison
Penn in the 18th Century

College and University Professors

Also see Penn in the Age of Franklin, a Web exhibit created jointly by the
Penn University Archives and Library

 

Penn in the
18th Century

Arranged chronologically by first year of teaching

William Smith

Ethics

1754-1791

Francis Alison
A.M. (hon.) 1759

Greek and Latin

1755-1759

Theophilus Grew
A.M. (hon.) 1757

Mathematics

1755-1759

Ebenezer Kinnersley
A.M. (hon.) 1757

English and Oratory

1755-1772

Paul Jackson
A.M. (hon.) 1757

Greek and Latin

1756-1758

John Beveridge

Greek and Latin

1758-1767

John Ewing
A.M. (hon.) 1759

Ethics
Natural Philosophy

1758-1762
1762-1778

Jacob Duché
A.B. 1757, A.M. 1760

Oratory

1759-1778

Hugh Williamson
A.B. 1757, A.M. 1760, LL.D. (hon.) 1787

Mathematics

1761-1763

Thomas Pratt

Mathematics

1760-1761,
1763-1766

Thomas Dungan
A.B. 1765, A.M. 1767

Mathematics

1766-1769

Paul Fooks

French and Spanish

1766-1779

James Davidsonn
A.M. (hon.) 1780

Greek and Latin

1768-1779,
1782-1806

James Cannon
A.B. 1767

Mathematics

1773-1782

James Wilson
A.M. (Honorary) 1766; LL.D. 1790

English
Law

1773
1790-1798

David Rittenhouse
A.M. (hon.) 1767

Astronomy

1779-1782

Robert Davidson
A.B. 1771, A.M. (ad eundem) 1780,
D.D. (hon.) 1784

Greek and Latin
History

1780-1782
1782-1784

John Christopher Kunze
A.M. (hon.) 1780, D.D. (hon.) 1783

German and Hebrew

1780-1784

Archibald Gamble
A.B. 1771

Oratory and English Language

1782-1784

Samuel Magaw
A.B. 1757, A.M. 1760,
D.D. (hon.) 1783

Moral Philosophy

1782-1791

Robert Patterson
A.M. (hon.) 1788, LL.D. (hon.) 1819

Mathematics
Natural Philosophy

1782-1813
1810-1813

Justus H.C. Helmuth
A.M. (hon.) 1780, D.D. (hon.) 1785

German

1784-1791

John Andrews
A.B. 1765, A.M. 1767

Moral Philosophy

1789-1813

William Rogers
A.M. (hon.) 1773, D.D. (hon.) 1790

Oratory and English Language

1789-1811

More Penn faculty and administrators in the 18th century

 

The 187 pages of this exhibit were researched, written and created by Mary D. McConaghy, Michael Silberman, and Irina Kalashnikova. This exhibit first appeared on the Web in 2004, as part of the celebration of Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday.

 

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