Fisher, William Righter

Life span:

06/27/1849 to 02/17/1932

Dickinson Connection:

Class of 1870; Faculty, 1874-1876

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Life Summary

Full name:

William Righter Fisher

Place of Birth:

Bryn Mawr, PA

Birth Date Certainty:

Exact

Death Date Certainty:

Exact

Gender:

Male

Race:

White

Origins:

Free State

No. of Spouses:

No. of Children:

Family:

William A. Fisher (father), Sarah P. Anderson Fisher (mother), A.E. Wager (wife)

Education:

Dickinson (Carlisle College)

Occupation:

Attorney or Judge

Educator

Note Cards

William Righter Fisher (Dickinson Alumni Record)

Reference

Fisher, William Righter - Born June 27, 1849, Bryn Mawr, Pa. ; p. William A. and Sarah (Anderson) Fisher ; prep., Hasting’s academy, Philadelphia; entered 1867 ; A. B., 1870 ; lawyer ; instructor in natural science, Dickinson seminary, Williamsport, Pa., 1870-71 ; student, universities of Heidelberg and Munich, Germany, 1871-74 ; professor of modern languages, Dickinson college, 1874-76 ; admitted to Philadelphia bar, 1876 ; B. L. society ; married, January 4, 1876, A. E. Wager ; son, Wager. Address, 1012 Stephen Girard building, Philadelphia, Pa.

George Leffingwell Reed, ed., Alumni Record: Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA: Dickinson College, 1905), 229.

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