Hannah Adams (1755–1831)
Author of Religious Denominations of the World
About the Author
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Works by Hannah Adams
A summary history of New-England, from the first settlement at Plymouth, to the acceptance of the Federal Constitution;… (1799) 11 copies
A dictionary of all religions and religious denominations : Jewish, heathen, Mahometan, Christian, ancient and modern (1817) 9 copies
A view of religions, in two parts, Pt. I. containing an alphabetical compendium of the various religious ... (1801) 7 copies
The Truth and Excellence of the Christian Religion Exhibited. in Two Parts. Part I. Containing Sketches of the Lives of… (1804) 1 copy
Letters On The Gospels 1 copy
Letters on the Gospels 1 copy
Biblische hand konkerdanz 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1755-10-02
- Date of death
- 1831-12-15
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Medfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Place of death
- Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Occupations
- historian
historian of religion
autodidact
teacher
memoirist - Short biography
- Hannah Adams was born in Medfield, Massachusetts. She educated herself in her father's library. Needing to supplement her family's income during the American Revolution, she became the first American woman to support herself by writing. Her first book was An Alphabetical Compendium of the Various Sects Which Have Appeared from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Present Day in 1784. She also taught school while continued to write. She was part of a circle of writers and intellectuals in Boston. Her memoirs were published posthumously in 1832 with some additions and editing by her friend Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee.
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- Works
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- Members
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
- 4