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George Richard Crooks (February 3, 1822 Philadelphia – February 20, 1897) was a United States writer, educator, and Methodist minister. 〕 D. D. 1857 Dickinson College L.L.D. 1873 Dickinson College〔 | ordained = | religion = Methodist | writings = ''A First Book in Latin'' (1846) ''The Life and Letters of Rev. Dr. John McClintock'' (1876) ''The Life of Bishop Matthew Simpson of the Methodist Episcopal Church'' (1890) ''The Story of the Christian Church'' (1897) (with John F. Hurst) ''Library of Biblical and Theological Literature'' (2 vols) (1897, 1900) | congregations = k.〔 | offices_held = Editor of ''The Methodist'' (1860–1875) | title = | spouse = Susan Frances Emory | children = 5 | parents = George Richard Crooks, Sr. | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} ==Early career== George Crooks was born in Philadelphia, the son of George R. Crooks, Sr. and Mary M. Crooks. He graduated from Dickinson College in 1840 at the age of 18, and, according to his yearbooks, his family was then residing in Adams, Illinois. Following graduation he undertook missionary work as a circuit rider in Illinois. He soon returned to Dickinson, and in the 1841-2 ''Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Dickinson College,'' Crooks is listed as "Tutor in Languages and Mathematics." George Crooks received his A. M. degree from Dickinson College in 1843.〔 He then accepted a position as principal of the Dickinson-College Grammar school,〔 and in his third year was listed as "Rev. George R. Crooks, A.M." In 1846 he was promoted to Adjunct Professor of Latin and Greek. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Richard Crooks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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