Corson, Hiram

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1828-1911

Corson, Hiram

(6 November 1828 − 15 June 1911)

(1828-1911)

American educator and author. Professor of rhetoric and English literature at Cornell University from 1870 to 1903. Hosted H.P.B. at his home in Ithaca, N.Y., in the Fall of 1875, where she began writing Isis Unveiled in earnest. A convinced Spiritualist following the death of his daughter in 1874, he later sided with the Spiritualists against H.P.B. and published accusations of bad faith in the Banner of Light. (BCW 1:450-453). Objected to H. S. Olcott’s inaugural address. H. P. Blavatsky kept his published criticism and responded to it in annotations in her scrapbook (B. de Zirkoff, BCW 1:162).

Some links:

• Quotes: Boris de Zirkoff
• CTD article in Russian: Корсон, Хирам
• Wikipedia: Hiram Corson

Mentions

Mentioned in: An Unsolved Mystery – annotations to H. Corson’s publication (BCW 1:162)

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Person's short name: ; sortable: Corson; for categories: Corson
Lifetime: 1828-1911
Shortly: Objected to H. S. Olcott’s inaugural address. H. P. Blavatsky kept his published criticism and responded to it in annotations in her scrapbook.