Fiske, John
philosopher, lecturer, author, was born March 30, 1842, in Hartford, Conn. He is a philosopher and historian of Cambridge, who has lectured extensively upon American history, and is a thinker of the school of Darwin and Spencer. He is the author of Myths and Myth-Makers; Outlines of Cosmic Philosophy; The Unseen World; Darwinism and Other Essays; Tobacco and Alcohol; Excursions of an Evolutionist: The Destiny of Man; The Idea of God as Affected by Modern Knowledge; American Political Ideas from the Standpoint of Universal History; The Critical Period of American History, 1783-89; The Beginnings of New England; Civil Government in the United States; The War of Independence, a work for young readers; The American Revolution; The Discovery of America; United States History for Schools; Life of Edward L. Youmans; and Virginia and Her Neighbors.