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William Elliot Griffis

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Born 17. September 1843
Died 5. Februar 1928

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  • Cover of: The Rutgers graduates in Japan: an address delivered in Kirkpatrick Chapel, Rutgers College, June 16, 1885

    Cover of edition rutgersgraduates00grif_0 First published in 1886 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The romance of discovery: a thousand years of exploration and the unveiling of continents

    Cover of edition romanceofdiscove00grif First published in 1897 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The romance of American colonization: how the foundation stones of our history were laid

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  • Cover of: Belgian fairy tales

    First published in 1919 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A modern pioneer in Korea: the life story of Henry G. Appenzeller

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  • Cover of: Young people's history of the Pilgrims

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  • Cover of: Sunny memories of three pastorates, with a selection of sermons and essays

    Cover of edition sunnymemories00grif First published in 1903 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Verbeck of Japan: a citizen of no country; a life story of foundation work inaugurated by Guido Fridolin Verbeck

    Cover of edition verbeckofjapanci00grif First published in 1900 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1911 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: John Chambers, servant of Christ and master of hearts: and his ministry in Philadelphia

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  • Cover of: China's story in myth, legend, art and annals

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  • Cover of: Corea, the hermit nation: I. Ancient and mediaeval history. II. Political and social Corea. III. Modern and recent history

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  • Cover of: Townsend Harris: first American envoy in Japan

    First published in 1895 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The pathfinders of the revolution: a story of the great march into the wilderness and lake region of New York in 1779

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  • Cover of: The story of the Walloons: at home in lands of exile and in America

    First published in 1923 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The romance of conquest: the story of American expansion through arms and diplomacy

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  • Cover of: Honda the samurai: a story of modern Japan

    Cover of edition hondsamuraistory00grifiala First published in 1890 — 2 editions
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Born 17. September 1843
Died 5. Februar 1928

Subjects

History, Fairy tales, Folklore, Church history, Civilization, Biography, Histoire, History. [from old catalog], Missions, Description and travel, Fiction, Foreign relations, Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony), Social life and customs, China, Juvenile literature, Missionaries, Social life and customs. [from old catalog], Walloons, Alumni and alumnae, American Authors, Bible, Bible. O.T., China in fiction, Clergy

Places

Japan, United States, Korea, Netherlands, Korea. [from old catalog], Belgium, Massachusetts, China, Great Britain, New York (State), America, East Asia, Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.), North America, Pacific Ocean, Scotland, Switzerland

People

Henry Gerhard Appenzeller (1858-1902), Townsend Harris (1804-1878), Charles Carleton Coffin (1823-1896), Guido Herman Fridolin Verbeck (1830-1898), John Chambers (1797-1875), Matthew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858), Meiji Emperor of Japan (1852-1912), Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), Samuel Robbins Brown (1810-1880), Walloons, William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928), William Johnson Sir (1715-1774)

Time

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, New Plymouth, 1620-1691, Restoration, 1853-1870, 1868-1912, 1900, French and Indian War, 1755-1763, Revolution, 1775-1783

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Alternative names

  • William Elliot Griffis
  • William E. Griffis
  • William Griffis

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February 10, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
February 10, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
August 15, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import