I. Calvin Ellis

Calvin Ellis, an American clergyman, born at Natick, Mass., April 6, 1802. He graduated at Bowdoin college in 1824, and at Andover theological seminary in 1828, and in 1828-30 was assistant professor at Andover. In 1830 he became professor of languages in Dartmouth college, and in 1833 of Biblical literature in Lane theological seminary, Cincinnati. In May, 1836, he visited Europe to examine, in behalf of the state of Ohio, the public school system of the German states, and published "Elementary Education in Europe," which was distributed in every district of Ohio by the legislature. He also published reports on the "Education of Immigrants," on "The Course of Instruction in the Primary Schools of Prussia," and on "Elementary Instruction in Prussia." In 1850 he became divinity professor at Bowdoin college, and in 1852 professor of sacred literature in Andover theological seminary. He resigned this office in 1864, and has since resided in Hartford, Conn. His remaining works are: a "History of the Hebrew Commonwealth," translated from the German of Jahn (Andover, 1828; 2 vols., London, 1829); "Lectures on the Sacred Poetry of the Hebrews," from the Prmlec-tiones of Lowth, with notes (Andover, 1829); " Introduction to the Criticism and Interpretation of the Bible" (vol. i. only published, Cincinnati, 1835); and "Origin and History of the Books of the Bible" (part i., the New Testament, Hartford, 1867).

II. Harriet Elizabeth Beecher

Harriet Elizabeth Beecher, wife of the preceding. See Beecher.