Life span: 06/27/1849 to 02/17/1932Dickinson Connection: Class of 1870; Faculty, 1874-1876TabsLife SummaryFull name: William Righter FisherPlace of Birth: Bryn Mawr, PABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 1Family: William A. Fisher (father), Sarah P. Anderson Fisher (mother), A.E. Wager (wife)Education: Dickinson (Carlisle College)Occupation: Attorney or JudgeEducator Note Cards William Righter Fisher (Dickinson Alumni Record) ReferenceFisher, 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. Events Major TopicsDickinson College Documents Images William Righter Fisher, detail Bibliography
William Righter Fisher (Dickinson Alumni Record) ReferenceFisher, 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.