FISHER

fisher, george park (1827-1909), american theologian, was born at wrentham, massachusetts, on the 10th of august 1827. he graduated at brown university in 1847, and at the andover theological seminary in 1851, spent three years in study in germany, was college preacher and professor of divinity at yale college in 1854-1861, and was titus street professor of ecclesiastical history in the yale divinity school in 1861-1901, when he was made professor _emeritus_. he was president of the american historical association in 1897-1898. his writings have given him high rank as an authority on ecclesiastical history. they include _essays on the supernatural origin of christianity_ (1865); _history of the reformation_ (1873), republished in several revisions; _the beginnings of christianity_ (1877); _discussions in history and theology_ (1880); _outlines of universal history_ (1886); _history of the christian church_ (1887); _the nature and method of revelation_ (1890); _manual of natural theology_ (1893); _a history of christian doctrine_, in the "international theological library" (1896); and _a brief history of nations_ (1896). he died on the 20th of december 1909.