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Biographies
Theophilus Adam Wylie
October 8, 1810 - Unknown
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Theophilus Adam Wylie was born October 8, 1810, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was the son of
Rev. Samuel Brown Wylie, D.D., and Margaret Watson Wylie. He received his early education
at the English Academy of Rev. Dr. S.W. Crawford and commenced his classical education at
the school of Wylie and Engles, Philadelphia....
In the same year [1836], after some correspondence with the Board of Trustees of Indiana
College and its president, Dr. Andrew Wylie, he was offered a professorship in Indiana
University, and at his own request was elected pro tem professor of natural philosophy
and chemistry. In the spring of 1837 he left Philadelphia and after ten days journey
reached the University in April and commenced work at the opening of the second term, May 1.....
Professor T.A. Wylie married Rebecca Dennis, of Germantown, now in the city of Philadelphia, Pa,
November 5, 1838....
On the death of Andrew Wylie on November 11, 1851, Daniel Read and Theophilus Wylie carried
on the duties of the president until a new president, Alfred Ryors, was appointed, June 3, 1852.....
Source: Excerpt from Myers, Burton D. Officers of Indiana University, 1820-1950. p.486.
Related Articles:
- Samuel Brown Wylie
- Andrew Wylie - Theophilus Wylie was a younger cousin of Andrew Wylie (same grandfather, different grandmothers).
Source: WYLIE, THEOPHILUS A. Diaries of Theophilus A. Wylie, 1832-92. Transcribed by Elizabeth M.
Greene. Bloomington, IN: Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 1987.
Related Link:
The Wylie House Museum
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