David Tappan

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David Tappan (1752–1803) was an American theologian. He occupied the Hollis Chair at Harvard Divinity School until his death in 1803.^[1] He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1796.^[2] He graduated from Harvard University in 1771.

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The Hollis Chair of Divinity is an endowed chair at Harvard Divinity School. It was established in 1721 by Thomas Hollis, a wealthy English merchant and benefactor of the university, at a salary of £80 per year. It is the oldest endowed chair in the United States, the first professorship in theology in the country, and in the early 19th century it was considered to be "the most prestigious endowed professorship in America".

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References

↑ Dorrien, Gary J. (2001). The making of American liberal theology: imagining progressive religion, 1805-1900. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-664-22354-0 . Retrieved 23 December 2010.
↑ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter T" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

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[dorrien-1] Dorrien, Gary J. (2001). The making of American liberal theology: imagining progressive religion, 1805-1900. Westminster John Knox Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-664-22354-0 . Retrieved 23 December 2010.

[AAAS-2] "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter T" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 28, 2014.