Charles Eliot Norton (1827-1908)

Harvard Professor of Art, Social Reformer & Liberal Activist

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He and Allan Marquand of Princeton were the first to introduce the serious study of art into the curriculum of American colleges.

Parents (2)

Andrews Norton

"The Unitarian Pope"; Theologian, Harvard Librarian & Professor of Sacred Literature

1786-1853

Catherine (Eliot) Norton

Mrs Catherine Jane (Eliot) Norton

1793-1879

Spouse (1)

Susan (Sedgwick) Norton

Mrs Susan Ridley (Sedgwick) Norton

1838-1872

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Boston Brahmin Civil Rights Leaders Educators Gilded Age Patrons of the Arts