Background
Witt, John De was born on October 10, 1842 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William R. and Mary Elizabeth (Wallace) D.
Witt, John De was born on October 10, 1842 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William R. and Mary Elizabeth (Wallace) D.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1861, Master of Arts, 1864. Studied law: student Princeton Theological Seminary, 1861-1864. Union Theological Seminary, 1864-1865.
(Doctor of Divinity, Princeton University, 1877.
Doctor of Laws, Hanover College, Indiana, 1888).
2d, Elinor Maclay Allen, July 26, 1894. Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1865. Pastor Irvington, New York, 1865-1869, Boston, 1869-1876, Philadelphia, 1876-1882.
Professor ecclesiastical history, Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, 1882-1888.
Professor apologetics and missions, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, 1889-1892. Professor church history, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1892-1912, and professor emeritus, since 1912.
Trustee Princeton University Author: Sermons on the Christian Life, 1885. History of Princeton University, 1896.
Home: Princeton, New Jersey.
Married Laura Aubrey Beaver, August 20, 1874 (died 1892).