John Fiske, schoolmaster, physician, and minister, has only recently emerged as an important Puritan poet. Baptized at St. James' parish in South Elmham, Suffolk, England, on 20 March 1608, the son of John and Anne Fiske, he graduated from Peterhouse...

John Fiske (1842-1901), American philosopher and historian, was responsible for applying the Darwinian theory of evolution to philosophical and historical studies in the United States. Born Edmund Fisk Green (he later changed his name) on March 30,...

During his lifetime and well into the twentieth century John Fiske was regarded as an eminent scholar. He had numerous connections in the academic world--particularly at Harvard University where he was assistant librarian and occasional faculty member....

Fiske, John(1842–1901) John Fiske, the American philosopher and advocate of evolutionary theory, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and baptized Edmund Fisk Green. He changed his name to John Fisk shortly after his mother remarried in 1855 (the...

John Fiske may refer to: John Fiske (philosopher) (1842 - 1901), born Edmund Fisk Green, an American philosopher and historian. He wrote a two-volume set titled, "The American Revolution", in 1891. John Fiske (media studies), born Stanford H. John...

Editor's Note: Premier historian of slavery in America, John Hope Franklin recalls his years as an undergraduate student at Fisk University, the prestigious historically black educational institution in Nashville, Tennessee. WHEN MY SIBLINGS and I were growing up, our parents had regaled us...

Fisk inaugurates Dr. John L. Smith, Jr. as 12th president Dr. John L. Smith, Jr. will be inaugurated this Saturday as the 12th president in Fisk University's 134-year history. The inauguration will take place at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 8, in the Fisk...