Biography
Frederick Taber Cooper, Ph.D.. was born 27 May 1864 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States to Varnum Cooper (1830-1907) and Mary Hurlburt Tabor (1839-1876) and died 20 May 1937 New London County, Connecticut, United States of unspecified causes. He married Edith Redfield (1867-1927) 29 November 1887 in Manhattan, Manhattan, New York.
Frederic Taber Cooper Ph.D. (May 27, 1864 – May 20, 1937) was an American editor and writer. Cooper was born in New York City, graduated from Harvard University in 1886 and obtained an LL.B. from Columbia University in 1887.[1][2]
On November 29, 1887, he married Edith Redfield in New York. Edith's father Amasa A. Redfield was a New York attorney and author.
In 1888, he was admitted to the New York Bar, but promptly abandoned the practice of law.[2] Returning to Columbia, he obtained an A.M. in 1891, serving as an associate instructor of Latin until 1894.[1][2] In 1895, Columbia awarded him a Ph.D. and he became an associate professor of Latin and Sanskrit at New York University until 1902.[1][2]
Professor Cooper was the editor of various periodicals, including The New York Commercial Advertiser (1898-1904), The Forum (1907-1909), and for a short time of the New York Globe.[1][2] He died in New London, Connecticut, shortly after returning from a trip to Europe on May 20, 1937.[1]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Doris Redfield Cooper (1891-) | |||
| Helen T Cooper (1895-) | |||
| Marjorie H Cooper (1897-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Frederick Taber Cooper (1864-1937) | 27 May 1864 Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States | 20 May 1937 New London County, Connecticut, United States | Edith Redfield (1867-1927) |
| Lemmings Cooper (1864-) | |||
Residences
see Also
- wikipedia:en:Frederic Taber Cooper - Wikipedia
- Frederick Cooper
- Cooper in New York County, New York