Howard Malcom

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Howard Malcolm
President of Drexel University College of Medicine
In office
1874–1879
President of Bucknell University
In office
1851–1857
Preceded byStephen William Taylor
Succeeded byGeorge Ripley Bliss
President of Georgetown College
In office
?–1850
Personal details
BornJanuary 19, 1799
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 1879
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materDickinson College
Princeton Theological Seminary

Howard Malcolm (January 19, 1799 – March 25, 1879) was an American educator and Baptist minister. He wrote several noteworthy literature about his missionary travels in Burma and was pastor of churches in Hudson, New York, Boston, Massachusetts, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also served as president of Georgetown College, Bucknell University and Drexel University College of Medicine.

Early life

He was born on January 19, 1799, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John J. and Deborah Howard Malcolm.[1] He attended Dickinson College and Princeton Theological Seminary.

Career

Malcolm was pastor of three Baptist churches: the first in

Siam, China, and Africa. He wrote some valuable literature about his missionary travels, notably, in 1839, Travels in South-Eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China, and in 1840, Travels in the Burman Empire. In 1843, mainly due to these writings, he received Doctorates of Divinity from Union College and University of Vermont
.

Due to loss of his voice, he was required to give up preaching. Later, he became President at

Hahnemann Medical College (now Drexel University College of Medicine) in Philadelphia
.

Death

At the age of eighty, he died in Philadelphia on March 25, 1879.

References

  1. ^ "Howard Malcom (1799-1879)". Archives & Special Collections at Dickinson College.
  2. ISBN 9781880837160
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  3. ISBN 0-88146-130-X
    , 9780881461305
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