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Dwight, Cornelia Porter (1846-1941)

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Dwight, Cornelia Porter (1846-1941)

Description

Cornelia P. Dwight was a missionary of the American Board of Foreign Missions in Turkey. She was also a mathematics professor at Elmira College from 1886 to 1910. She was the daughter of minister Harrison Gray Otis Dwight. She was the half-sister of James Harrison Dwight.

Source

"Cornelia P. Dwight." The Record, 1 Apr. 1941, p.2.

Harrison Gray Otis Dwight.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 8 July 2024.

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Birth Date

1846

Birthplace

Constantinople, Turkey

Death Date

1941-03-31

Source of File Attached

"Cornelia P. Dwight." The Record, 1 Apr. 1941, p.2.

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Citation

“Dwight, Cornelia Porter (1846-1941),” Englewood Makes History, accessed October 22, 2024, http://englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/499.

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