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Smith, William (5), D.D.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or Smith, William (5), D.D.,
a Presbyterian minister, was born in Harrisburg, Pa., July 17, 1793, He entered Jefferson College, and after his graduation was appointed to a tutorship in the same. In 1821 he was inducted into the professorship of ancient languages. He held this position with marked ability for a quarter of a century, when, on the division of the chair and the appointment of a professor of the Latin language, he was made vice-president of the college and professor of the Greek language and literature. Such he continued at the union of the Canonsburg and Jefferson colleges in 1865. Dr. Smith was a profound linguist, and an able teacher of the languages. Preferring retirement after so long a service, he resigned, and was made emeritus professor, the college being unwilling to part with a man of such eminent attainments. He died at Canonsburg, July 17, 1878. (W.P.S.)
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Smith, William (5), D.D.'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/smith-william-5-dd.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
