Background
Cogswell, Joseph Green was born on September 27, 1786 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Francis and Anstis (Manning) Cogswell.
Cogswell, Joseph Green was born on September 27, 1786 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Francis and Anstis (Manning) Cogswell.
Graduated from Harvard, 1806, Doctor of Laws, 1863. Doctor of Laws, Trinity College, 1842.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1812. At U. Gottingen (Germany), (one of 1st group American Scholars at a German university), 1817. Librarian, also professor mineralogy and chemistry Harvard, 1820-1823.
A founder Round Hill School, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1823. Edited New York Review, 1837. Organizer, superintendent Astor Public Library, New York City, 1848-1861.
Married Mary Gilman, April.