Herbert Ernest Cushman

Born in Auburn, Maine, on October 24, 1865, he studied at Lewiston High School and later earned A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. degrees at Harvard University. He also had ties to Bates College, where he received an A.B. and later an honorary LL.D.

His writing was aimed at readers who wanted a solid entry point into philosophy rather than a showy display of jargon. He wrote A Beginner's History of Philosophy and translated Wilhelm Windelband's History of Ancient Philosophy into English, helping bring major philosophical ideas to a wider English-speaking audience.

He married Abby Brewster Corbin in 1904, and they had four children. He died in West Newton, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1944.