Theodore de Laguna | |
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Born | Theodore de Leo de Laguna July 22, 1876
Oakland,
California, USA |
Died | September 22, 1930
Hardwick, Vermont, USA |
Education | UC Berkeley BA, MA (1899) Cornell University PhD (1901) |
Occupation | Philosopher |
Spouse | Grace Mead Andrus m. 1905 |
Theodore de Leo de Laguna (July 22, 1876 – September 22, 1930) was an American philosopher who taught for years at Bryn Mawr College and was known as an early feminist.
Theodore de Leo de Laguna was born on 22 July 1876 in Oakland, California. [1] [2]
He was the son of Alexander Francisco Lopez de Leo de Laguna, a French-born educator and businessman, and Fredericke (Bergner) de Laguna of Saxony. [1] [2] [3] [4] His mother died young, and he was raised by his older sister Frederica.
He received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1896, an M.A. in 1899, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Cornell University in 1901. [2]
In 1901 he volunteered as a teacher in the Philippines in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War.
Upon his return he taught at Cornell, where he met and, in 1905, married Grace Mead Andrus. [2]
In 1905, he accepted a position as a professor at the University of Michigan. [2]
In 1907 Theodore began teaching philosophy at Bryn Mawr College. [5] His wife would also join the department in 1912. [6]
He died on 22 September 1930. [5] His wife, would succeed to him as chair of the department and live on until 1978. [6]
Theodore and Grace had two children. A daughter, the anthropologist Frederica de Laguna (1906-2004), [6] and a son, the geologist Wallace de Laguna (1910-1980). [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
de Laguna, Theodore de Leo (22 July 1876–22 September 1930), philosopher, was born in Oakland, California, the son of Alexander Francisco López de Leo de Laguna, a private educator and businessman, and Frederica Henrietta Bergner. De Laguna was raised in the Californian home of his pietistic parents, two of the famous "pilgrims of 1848," one French and one German, as a frail and precocious child. His mother died while he was small. He studied first at home with his older sister Frederica and later attended the Oakland public schools and the University of California at Berkeley. At the university he earned a bachelor of arts in 1896 and a master of arts in philosophy and English literature in 1899. He then moved to Cornell University, and in 1901 he obtained his doctorate in philosophy with the thesis, "The Relation of Ethics to Evolution."...
...my father's father was of Spanish extraction though his parents were French citizens and he was born in France. He married a German from Saxony, Fredericke Bergner.
He became assistant professor of philosophy at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania in 1907, and was promoted up to full professor by 1910. He also became department chair, and held these positions until his death. De Laguna died on 22 September 1930 while vacationing in Hardwick, Vermont.
de LAGUNA, WALLACE, b. Philadelphia, Pa, Apr. 20, 10; m. 33; c. 3. GEOLOGY. B.S, Haverford Col, 32; M.A, Harvard, 37, Ph.D.(geol), 38. Instr. geol, Queens Col, City Col, 38-47; GEOLOGIST, mil. geol. unit, U.S. Geol. Surv, 43-45, ground water br, 47-57; HEALTH PHYSICS DIV, OAK RIDGE NAT. LAB, 57- Geol. Soc. Am; Soc. Econ. Geol; Am Geophys. Union. Ground water geology; radioactive waste disposal. Address: Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN 37831.
BIRTH 20 Apr 1910, Pennsylvania, USA, DEATH 28 Jun 1980 (aged 70) Colchester, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA, BURIAL Greensboro Village Cemetery, Greensboro, Orleans County, Vermont, USA