EPHRAIM EMERTON
\ˈɛfɹe͡ɪm ɪmˈɜːtən], \ˈɛfɹeɪm ɪmˈɜːtən], \ˈɛ_f_ɹ_eɪ_m ɪ_m_ˈɜː_t_ə_n]\
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An American historical writer; born in Salem, Mass., Feb. 18, 1851. Graduating from Harvard in 1871, he studied two years at Berlin and Leipsic, the latter giving him his Ph. D. in 1876. The same year he was appointed instructor at Harvard, and in 1882 professor of ecclesiastical history. His works include: "An Introduction to the Study of Mediaeval History"; "Synopsis of the History of Continental Europe"; "The Practical Method in Higher Historical Instruction"; "Mediaeval Europe, 814-1300".
By Charles Dudley Warner
