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Galusha Anderson
1832–1918
A Baptist minister, theologian, and university leader, he spent much of his life shaping religious education in the United States. His career moved from the pulpit to the presidency of major Baptist institutions, including the old University of Chicago.
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The story of a border city during the Civil War
by Galusha Anderson
About the author
Born in New York in 1832, he studied at the University of Rochester and Rochester Theological Seminary before entering the Baptist ministry. Early in his career he served churches in Wisconsin and St. Louis, where he became known as a preacher and religious thinker.
He later moved into academic leadership, teaching at Newton Theological Institution and then serving as president of the old University of Chicago from 1879 to 1885. After that, he became president of Denison University, continuing a long career in higher education as well as church life.
He wrote on religion and education and remained a respected Baptist voice into his later years. He died in 1918, leaving behind a life closely tied to preaching, theology, and the growth of American universities.