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Fisher, Charles Perry, 1857-1940

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  • 1857-1940

Charles Perry Fisher was born on January 23, 1857, in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania.

He was a pioneer medical librarian. He was educated in the public schools and the Eastburn Academy in Philadelphia. Later he devoted his leisure time to acquiring a knowledge of languages, science, and literature. In 1881, Dr. Samuel Lewis employed him to catalogue the Lewis Library, which until 1928, formed a separate collection of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Library. He excelled in his work, and in 1882, he became the College's first employed professional librarian. The library’s real growth began with Mr. Fisher's appointment. He saw it grow from a collection of 25,000 volumes to 166,000 volumes at the time of his retirement in 1932. Under his direction and administration, he developed its material into an organized and systematized collection. His zeal and enthusiasm helped expand the possessions of the older and rare medical works. Mr. Fisher founded the Association of Medical Librarians, which later became the Medical Library Association. In 1912, he became its president. Mr. Fisher loved music and served as Secretary of the Musical Fund Society. He was also interested in photography and obtained an annual license from the Fairmount Park Commission to take pictures in the park.

In 1874, he married Clara Virginia Atwood (1858–1941). He died on October 26, 1940, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Fisher, Edward, 1848-1913

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  • 1848-1913

Edward Fisher was born on January 11, 1848, in Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont.

He was a Canadian conductor, teacher, organist, and administrator. He graduated from the Boston Conservatory of Music in 1867. In 1874, he studied in Berlin, Germany. In 1875, he moved to Ottawa, Ontario, becoming music director of the Ottawa Ladies' College and he conducted the Ottawa Choral Society. Fisher moved to Toronto, Ontario, where he was an organist at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church from 1879 to 1899. He was also a music director of the Ontario Ladies’ College in Whitby, Ontario. In 1885, Fisher was a co-founder of the Ontario Music Teachers' Association (later Canadian Society of Musicians) and became its president (1889-1890). In 1886, he started the Toronto Conservatory of Music and was appointed its first musical director. In 1887, he was Ontario vice-president of the Music Teachers' National Association. In 1898, he received an honorary degree of D. Mus. from Trinity College, Toronto.

In 1876, he married Florence Lowell (1855–1924). He died on May 31, 1913, in Toronto, Ontario.

Fisher, George Park, 1827-1909

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  • 1827-1909

George Park Fisher was born on August 10, 1827, in Wrentham, Massachusetts.

He was an American theologian, historian, teacher, and prolific writer. He graduated from Brown University in 1847 and then studied theology at Yale Divinity School and the Andover Theological Seminary where he graduated in 1851. In 1853, he continued his theological studies in Germany. Upon returning from Europe in 1854, he was appointed professor of divinity at Yale (1854-1861) and he was ordained as pastor of the College church. In 1861, he was appointed Titus Street professor of ecclesiastical history in the Yale Divinity School and in 1901, he was made professor emeritus. In 1879, Fisher was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society. He was president of the American Historical Association in 1898. In 1866, he became an editor and a frequent contributor to The New Englander. He was the author of many ecclesiastical books.

In 1860, he married Adeline Louise Forbes (1837–1867). He died on December 20, 1909, in Litchfield, Connecticut.

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