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Samuel Scoville

Samuel Scoville Jr. (June 9, 1872 – December 4, 1950) was an American writer, naturalist, and lawyer.

Scoville circa 1918
Scoville circa 1918

Early life and education

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Samuel Scoville Jr. was born on June 9, 1872, in Norwich, New York, the son of Harriet Eliza (Beecher) (1838–1912) and Samuel Scoville Sr. (1834–1902).[1][2] He attended Stamford High School.[2] He received an AB from Yale College (1893) and an LLB from the University of the State of New York (1895).[1][2][3] On October 17, 1889, he married Katharine Gallaudet Trumbull in Philadelphia.[1][2]

Career

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Law

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Scoville was a member of the New York City law firm of Beecher & Scoville.[1] As of 1908, he was a sole practitioner in Philadelphia.[1]

Writing

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Scoville wrote a column called "First Aid Law" in the Philadelphia Bulletin under the name "A Philadelphia Lawyer".[3] He wrote many books about nature for young readers, some of which were republished in 2019 by the South Jersey Culture and History Center.[4] Man and Beast (Harcourt Brace, 1926) is a work of fiction for children about animals of the jungle.[5] Wild Honey (Little, Brown, 1929) is a book of essays for adults about the natural world of the East Coast of North America.[6]

As a naturalist, Scoville published a few articles about ornithology in The Auk (now Ornithology) and The Yale Review. From 1916, he was an associate member of the American Ornithologists' Union (now the American Ornithological Society).[7]

Publications

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Books

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  • Brave Deeds of Union Soldiers (1915)[3]
  • Abraham Lincoln: His Story (1918)[8]
  • Boy Scouts in the Wilderness (1919)[3]
  • The Out-of-Doors Club (1919)[9]
  • Everyday Adventures (1920)[10]
  • Wild Folk (1922)[11]
  • More Wild Folk (1924)[12]
  • Man and Beast (1926)[3]
  • Runaway Days (1927)[13]
  • Lords of the Wild (1928)[3]
  • Wild Honey (1929)[14]
  • Alice in Blunderland (1934)[3]

Articles

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  • Scoville, Samuel (1914). "The Evolution of Our Criminal Procedure". Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 52: 93–101. doi:10.1177/000271621405200111. ISSN 0002-7162. JSTOR 1012486. S2CID 143070459.
  • Scoville, Samuel (October 1934). "The Nesting of the Canada Warbler in Connecticut". The Auk. 51 (4): 526. doi:10.2307/4077843. JSTOR 4077843.

Personal life

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As of April 1897, Scoville lived with his father in Stamford, Connecticut.[15] On April 23, he was shot by a burglar at his home, but survived.[15]

Scoville was a Republican and a Congregationalist.[1] He died on December 4, 1950, at his home in Haverford, Pennsylvania,[16] shortly after admission to Bryn Mawr Hospital.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Leonard, John W., ed. (1908). Who's Who in Pennsylvania (2d ed.). L. R. Hamersley. p. 542.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d Swayne, Noah Haynes (1918). Twenty-Five Year Record, Class of Ninety-Three, Yale College. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. pp. 358–363. hdl:10111/UIUCOCA:twentyfiveyearre00yale. OCLC 1158069495.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "S. Scoville Jr., 78, Columnist, Is Dead; Author, Lawyer and Naturalist Wrote Philadelphia Bulletin Piece Without Signature". The New York Times. December 5, 1950. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. ^ D'Amico, Diana (January 3, 2019). "Republished Samuel Scoville books take readers into the Pine Barrens". Asbury Park Press. p. A7 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Morris, Harrison S. (January 16, 1927). "Battling Souls of Men in Far Lands and the Beasts That Often Test Them". Honolulu Advertiser. p. 44 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Delightful Nature Papers of Samuel Scoville, Jr". Philadelphia Inquirer. December 21, 1929. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Schorger, A. W. (April 1951). "Obituaries". The Auk. 68 (2): 263–264. doi:10.2307/4081206. JSTOR 4081206.
  8. ^ "Abraham Lincoln: His Story". Journal of Education. 87 (22): 609. 1918. doi:10.1177/002205741808702223. ISSN 0022-0574. JSTOR 42826982. S2CID 220784204.
  9. ^ W. S; Scoville, Samuel (January 1920). "Scoville's 'The Out-of-Doors Club'". The Auk. 37 (1): 162. doi:10.2307/4073014. JSTOR 4073014.
  10. ^ W. S; Scoville, Samuel (January 1921). "Scoville's 'Everyday Adventures'". The Auk. 38 (1): 138–139. doi:10.2307/4074063. JSTOR 4074063.
  11. ^ W. S; Scoville, Samuel (October 1922). "Scoville's 'Wild Folk'". The Auk. 39 (4): 581–582. doi:10.2307/4073606. JSTOR 4073606.
  12. ^ "Review of More Wild Folk, Samuel Scoville, Jr". Advocate of Peace Through Justice. 86 (9/10): 575–576. 1924. ISSN 2155-7802. JSTOR 20660724.
  13. ^ W. S; Scoville, Samuel (July 1927). "Scoville's 'Runaway Days'". The Auk. 44 (3): 455. doi:10.2307/4074741. JSTOR 4074741.
  14. ^ W. S; Scoville, Samuel (January 1930). "Scoville's 'Wild Honey'". The Auk. 47 (1): 107–108. doi:10.2307/4075594. JSTOR 4075594.
  15. ^ a b "Wounded by a Burglar". The New York Times. April 24, 1897. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  16. ^ "Samuel Scoville Dies, Leaves Sons in West Hartford". Hartford Courant. December 5, 1950. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
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