Bascom, John
author, was born May 1, 1827, in Genoa, N. Y. He is a philosophical writer, and from 1874-87 was president of Wisconsin university, and subsequently professor of political science at Williams college. He is the author of Elements of Psychology; Esthetics; Political Economy for Colleges; Science, Philosophy, and Religion; Natural Theology; The Science of Mind; The Words of Christ; Philosophy of English Literature; Comparative Psychology; Problems in Philosophy; Sociology, Social Theory; Ethics; The New Theology; Historical Interpretation of Philosophy; and A Philosophy of Religion.