Background
Tappan, Henry Philip was born on April 18, 1805 in Rhinebeck on the Hudson, New York, United States. Son of Peter and Ann (De Witt) Tappan.
clergyman university president
Tappan, Henry Philip was born on April 18, 1805 in Rhinebeck on the Hudson, New York, United States. Son of Peter and Ann (De Witt) Tappan.
Bachelor of Arts, Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1825, honorary Doctor of Divinity, 1845. Graduate Auburn Theological Seminary, 1827. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Columbia, 1853.
Ordained to ministry Congregational Church, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1828. Professor moral and intellectual philosophy U. City of New York (now New York University), 1832-1838, head private seminary for young ladies, Leroy Place, Bleccker Street, New York City, 1837. 1st president University of Michigan, 1852-1863.
Responsible for founding astronomical observatory at Detroit.
Author: A Review of Edward’s Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will, 1839. Elements of Logic, 1844.
University Education.
Married Julia Livingston, April.