Ehrman Syme Nadal

Ehrman Syme Nadal (February 13, 1843 – July 26, 1922) was an American journalist, educator, and writer.

Early life Ehrman Syme Nadal was born on February 13, 1843, in Lewisburg, West Virginia, to Jane (née Mays) and Bernard Harrison Nadal. His paternal grandfather emigrated from France. His father was a college professor and pastor. His father was chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a member of the Linonian Society and the Varuna Boat Club of Yale.

Nadal was then on the staff of the New York Evening Post. In 1884, after he returned to New York City, he was appointed secretary of three civil service boards of examiners and remained in those roles for three years. He wrote Impressions of London Social Life (1875), Essays at Home and Elsewhere (1882), A Virginian Village, and Zweibak, or Notes of a Professional Exile. He also wrote for magazines and newspapers. From 1892 to 1893, he gave lectures on English composition at Columbia University. He was a lecturer at Columbia from 1895 to 1896.

Personal life Nadal did not marry. He was a member of St James's Club in London and the Century Association in New York City. He also lived at the Century Association in New York City.

Nadal died on July 26, 1922, in Princeton, New Jersey. He was buried at Mount Kisco Cemetery in Mount Kisco, New York.