Background
Hopkins, Mark was born on February 4, 1802 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Archibald and Mary (Curtis) Hopkins.
Hopkins, Mark was born on February 4, 1802 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Archibald and Mary (Curtis) Hopkins.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams College, 1824. Doctor of Medicine Berkshire Medical College, 1829.
Professor moral philosophy and rhetoric Williams College, 1830-1837, president, 1836-1872. Licensed to preach by American Board Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1833, president, 1857-1887. Ordained Congregational Church, 1836.
President Garfield said, “The ideal college is a log, with the student at one end and Mark Hopkins at the other.” Author: Lectures on the Evidences of Christianity, 1846. Lectures on Moral Sciences, 1862. The Law of Love and Love as Law, 1869.
An Outline Study of Man, 1873. Strength and Beauty, 1874. The Scriptural Idea of Man, 1883.
Married Mary Hubbell, December 25, 1832, 10 children.