Edward Octavius Sisson
American professor and university administrator
About Edward Octavius Sisson
Lived 1869 – 1949 (aged 79). Edward Octavius Sisson was an American university teacher, philosopher and historian.
Edward Octavius Sisson (1869–1949) was an American classicist, historian, philosopher and university administrator.
Biography
He was born on May 24, 1869 in Gateshead, Durham to George Sisson and Mary Arnott. He married Astid Honoria, with whom he had a son Richard Alvin Sisson. He died on 24 January 1949, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
Education
He completed his BSc from Kansas State College in 1886. He completed his BA degree from Chicago in 1890. He completed his PhD from Harvard University in 1905.
He served as one of the Presidents of the University of Montana from September 1917 to August 1921.
In 1947, Sisson was awarded an honorary degree from Reed College.
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American professor and university administrator (1869-1949)
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Edward Octavius Sisson was a university teacher, philosopher and historian.
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