| LC control no. | n 86114716 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Stoddard, John L. (John Lawson), 1850-1931 |
| Variant(s) | Stoddard, John Lawson, 1850-1931 |
| Birth date | 1850-04-24 |
| Death date | 1931-06-05 |
| Place of birth | Brookline (Mass.) |
| Place of death | Trentino-Alto Adige (Italy) |
| Affiliation | Yale University. Divinity School Williams College |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Photographers Lecturers |
| Found in | NUCMC data from State Univ. of NY at Binghamton Lib. for Dickinson, C.M. Family papers, 1860-1964 (John L. Stoddard) LC data base, 1-13-87 (hdg.: Stoddard, John Lawson, 1850-1931; usage: John L. Stoddard) WwWA, 1897-1942 (Stoddard, John Lawson, 1850-1931; lecturer, author; b. 1850; d. 1931; s. Lewis Tappan & Sarah (Lothrop) S.; attended Yale Div. Sch.; m. Mary H. Brown; author & promoter of Stoddard lectures in maj. Amer. cities for nearly 20 yrs.; res.: Merano, Alto Adige, Italy) Wikipedia web site, October 2, 2024: (John Lawson Stoddard (April 24, 1850-June 5, 1931) was an American lecturer, author and photographer. He was a pioneer in the use of the stereopticon or magic lantern, adding photographs to his popular lectures about his travels around the world. Because he published books related to his travels, he is credited with developing the genre of travelogues. born in Brookline, Massachusetts ; he attended Williams College, graduating with an A.B. in 1871. He studied theology at Yale Divinity School for two years, but left before he graduated. Died June 5, 1931 in South Tyrol, Italy) |
| Associated language | eng |
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