Edward Tanjore Corwin (1834–1914) was an American clergyman, writer, and historian of the Reformed Dutch church. He was born in New York City, July 12, 1834; graduated at the College of the City of New York in 1853, and at the Theological Seminary in New Brunswick, N. J. in 1856.
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His literary work made him the recognized historian of his denomination. His publications include:
- Manual of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America (1859; fourth edition, 1902)
- Millstone Centennial (1866)
- A History of the Reformed Church Dutch (1895)
- Ecclesiastical Records of New York (six volumes, Albany, 1901–05)
References
edit- Peterson, A. Everett (1943). "Corwin, Edward Tanjore". Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. 4. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 457.