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Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph) Campbell
1848–1925
A Jesuit priest, educator, and historian, he wrote lively works on Catholic and North American history, including a major history of the Jesuits. His career also included leadership at St. John's College, now Fordham University.
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The Jesuits, 1534-1921 A History of the Society of Jesus from Its Foundation to the Present Time
by Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph) Campbell
About the author
Born in New York City in 1848, Thomas Joseph Campbell entered the Society of Jesus in 1867 and went on to become a priest, teacher, editor, and author. He studied at St. Francis Xavier College and later in Belgium, building a career that joined scholarship with active work in Jesuit education.
Campbell served as president of St. John's College, now Fordham University, and later as provincial of the Maryland-New York Jesuits. Alongside his administrative work, he wrote books aimed at broad readers as well as Catholic audiences, with subjects ranging from missionary history to prominent lay Catholics in North America.
He is best known for The Jesuits, 1534-1921, a substantial history of the Society of Jesus. Other works associated with him include The Martyrs of the Mohawk, Pioneer Priests of North America, Pioneer Laymen of North America, and Acadia: A Short History. He died in 1925.