Herbert Baxter Adams Quotes
Individual ambition is undoubtedly a strong motive in student work, but there is such a thing among students everywhere as ambition for others, call it class spirit, esprit de corps, good fellowship, or good will to men.
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| Birth: | 16th April, 1850 |
| Death: | 30th July, 1901 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Historian |
Herbert Baxter Adams was born in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA. He was an American historian. He graduated from Amherst College in 1872. He was a fellow in history at Johns Hopkins University from 1876 to 1878, associate from 1878 to 1883, and was appointed associate professor in 1883. He wrote several books include: The Germanic Origin of New England Towns, Saxon Tithing-men in America, Norman Constables in America, Methods of Historical Study, and Maryland\'s Influence upon Land Cessions to the United States.
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