Theodore de Laguna
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Theodore de Laguna was an American philosopher who taught for years at Bryn Mawr College
and was known as an early feminist.
, France
, and was of Italian and Jewish ancestry, and Fredericke Bergner, the daughter of refugees from the 1848 revolution in Germany
.
His mother died young, and he was raised by an aunt, Frederica.
He received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley
, in 1896, an M.A. in 1899, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Cornell University
.
In 1901 he volunteered as a teacher in the Philippines
in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War
.
Upon his return he taught at Cornell, where he met and married a Ph.D. student, Grace Mead Andrus
. In 1907 Theodore and Grace both began teaching philosophy at Bryn Mawr College.
In 1905, he accepted a position as a professor at the University of Michigan
.
He died in 1930.
His children included the anthropologist Frederica de Laguna
.
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
and was known as an early feminist.
Biography
He was the son of Alexandro Francisco Lopez de Leo de Laguna, a French-U.S. academic who was born in upper NormandyNormandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and was of Italian and Jewish ancestry, and Fredericke Bergner, the daughter of refugees from the 1848 revolution in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
His mother died young, and he was raised by an aunt, Frederica.
He received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, in 1896, an M.A. in 1899, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
.
In 1901 he volunteered as a teacher in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
.
Upon his return he taught at Cornell, where he met and married a Ph.D. student, Grace Mead Andrus
Grace de Laguna
Grace de Laguna was an American philosopher who taught at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.Grace Mead Andrus, as she was born, was of Connecticut ancestry, her father Wallace R. Andrus, having served in the 17th Connecticut Volunteers in the Civil War; he was later a land agent for the Northern...
. In 1907 Theodore and Grace both began teaching philosophy at Bryn Mawr College.
In 1905, he accepted a position as a professor at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
.
He died in 1930.
His children included the anthropologist Frederica de Laguna
Frederica de Laguna
Frederica de Laguna was an American anthropologist. Her parents, Theodore Lopez de Leo de Laguna and Grace Mead Andrus, were, respectively, Spanish-American and, in Frederica's own words, "Connecticut Yankee". Both received doctorates from Cornell and would later teach philosophy at Bryn...
.