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D. W. (Daniel Webster) Fisher
1838–1913
A Presbyterian minister, educator, and memoirist, he led Hanover College for nearly three decades and wrote with a thoughtful, personal voice about faith, learning, and public life. His work offers a firsthand window into American religious and college culture around the turn of the twentieth century.
1 Audiobook
Calvin Wilson Mateer, forty-five years a missionary in Shantung, China : a biography
by D. W. (Daniel Webster) Fisher
About the author
Born in 1838 and dying in 1913, Daniel Webster Fisher was an American Presbyterian clergyman best known for serving as president of Hanover College in Indiana from 1879 to 1907. He also wrote A Human Life: An Autobiography with Excursuses (1909), a memoir that reflects on his life, beliefs, and years in education.
Fisher's career combined ministry and leadership in higher education. Hanover College history materials describe him as a major figure in the school's development, and his own writing shows a strong interest in the moral and intellectual purpose of college life. He is also remembered as the father of Walter L. Fisher, who later served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
For audiobook listeners, Fisher is most interesting as a voice from his era: direct, reflective, and closely engaged with questions of religion, character, and education. His autobiography is especially valuable for anyone curious about nineteenth-century American Protestant life and the culture of small colleges.