Pitcher, James
clergyman, educator, author, was born Oct. 11, 1845, near the village of Knox, N. Y. He received a thorough education and the degree of A. M. was conferred upon him by the Union college of Schenectady, N. Y., and the degree of D. D. by the Hartwick seminary, in which latter institution he was principal for nineteen years, and in 1891 was made professor of English and natural sciences. He is the author of Outlines of Surveying and Navigation; The Hermit of Moss Pond, in rhyme; Rip Van Winkle, in rhyme; and other works.