Professors in the College, 1852, University of Pennsylvania Archives

College Class of 1852 \| Penn in the 19th Century

Penn in the 19th Century
Professors in the College in 1852

Department of Arts (College)

The faculty consisted of six full professors plus five other professors. One professor had emeritus status. George Allen served as secretary of the faculty as well as professor of Greek and Latin. According to the University Catalogue, 1851-1852, undergraduate coursework covered the subjects of intellectual, moral and natural philosophy; Greek, Latin, French and Italian language and literature; rhetoric and English literature; chemistry; mathematics; geography, law and American and European history.

Faculty members:

Rev. John Ludlow, D.D., LL.D.
Provost of the University; Professor of Moral Philosophy

Henry Vethake, LL.D.
Vice-Provost and Professor of Mathematics

Rev. Samuel B. Wylie, D.D.
Emeritus Professor of Greek and Latin

Henry Reed, LL.D.
Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature

John Fries Frazer, A.M.
Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry

George Allen, A.M.
Professor of Greek and Latin

Professors not members of the Faculty of Arts:

Charles Picot
Professor of French
George Sharswood, A.M.
Professor of Law
William B. Reed, A.M.
Professor of American History
James C. Booth, A.M.
Professor of Chemistry as applied to the Arts
Vincenzio de Amarelli, A.M., Ph.D.
Professor of Italian

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	Rev. John Ludlow, D.D., LL.D. Provost of the University; Professor of Moral Philosophy
	Henry Vethake, LL.D. Vice-Provost and Professor of Mathematics
	Rev. Samuel B. Wylie, D.D. Emeritus Professor of Greek and Latin
	Henry Reed, LL.D. Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature
	John Fries Frazer, A.M. Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry
	George Allen, A.M. Professor of Greek and Latin