Background
Lamberton, John Porter was born on October 22, 1839 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert and Jane (Porter) Lamberton.
Lamberton, John Porter was born on October 22, 1839 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert and Jane (Porter) Lamberton.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1858, Master of Arts, 1861.
Taught in academics, 1859-1880. Associate editor American Supplement Encyclopædia Britannica, 1881-1890. Reviser to Worcester’s Dictionary, 1891-1895.
Contributed to Chambers’ Cyclopædia, 1893.
Assistant in library, University of Pennsylvania, since 1902. Editor: (and principal writer) Historic Characters and Famous Events (12 volumes), 1894-1896.
Literature of All Ages (10 volumes), 1897-1899. Literature of the Nineteenth Century, 1900.
Associate editor The Drama (10 volumes), 1904.
Author: English Literature, 1905. Compiled the Union List of periodicals in the principal libraries of Philadelphia, 1908, and Supplement to same, 1910. Address: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Married Melvina Vandyke, 1874 (died 1898).