George Willis Cooke

George Willis Cooke was a Unitarian minister, writer, editor, and lecturer. He is best known for Unitarianism in America, his history of that movement in the 19th century, and for his work on Transcendentalist writers and publications.[1]

George Willis Cooke
Born(1848-04-23)April 23, 1848
Comstock, Michigan
DiedApril 30, 1923(1923-04-30) (aged 75)
Revere, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
EducationMeadville Theological School
Occupationminister, writer, editor, and lecturer
Known forUnitarian minister
Notable work
Unitarianism in America (1902)
Spouse(s)Lucy Nash
Mary Lydia Legget
ChildrenFlorence
Marian

Works

Further works, published online, are available from University of Pennsylvania and from Google books.

  • Cooke, George Willis (1881). Ralph Waldo Emerson: His Life, Writings, and Philosophy (2 ed.). Boston: James R. Osgood. Online publication
  • Cooke, George Willis (1883). George Eliot: A Critical Study of Her Life, Writings, and Philosophy (2 ed.). Boston: James R. Osgood.
  • Cooke, George Willis (1887). A History of the Clapboard Trees or Third Parish, Dedham, Mass., Now the Unitarian Parish, West Dedham, 1736-1886. Boston: George H. Ellis.
  • Cooke, George Willis (1891). A Guide-Book to the Poetic and Dramatic works of Robert Browning. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin.
  • Cooke, George Willis (1893). The Spiritual Life: Studies of Devotion and Worship. Boston: George H. Ellis.
  • Cooke, George Willis (1898). John Sullivan Dwight, Brook-farmer, editor, and critic of music: a biography. Boston: Small, Maynard. hdl:2027/hvd.hw2goe.
  • Cooke, George Willis (1902). Unitarianism in America: a history of its origin and development. Boston: American Unitarian Association. Online publication
  • Cooke, George Willis (1902). An Historical and Biographical Introduction to Accompany the Dial. Boston: Small, Maynard.
  • Cooke, George Willis (1906). A Bibliography of James Russell Lowell. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin.
  • Cooke, George Willis (1908). A Bibliography of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin.
  • Cooke, George Willis (1920). The Social Evolution of Religion. Boston: Stratford.

Literature
  • Howe, Charles A. (2000-10-28). "George Willis Cooke". Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  • Sunderland, Jabez T. (1923-06-14). "George Willis Cooke: An Appreciation". Unity.

See also

References
  1. Howe, Charles A. (2000-10-28). "George Willis Cooke". Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography. Retrieved 2017-11-26.


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