ISAAC THOMAS HECKER
\ˈa͡ɪsək tˈɒməs hˈɛkə], \ˈaɪsək tˈɒməs hˈɛkə], \ˈaɪ_s_ə_k t_ˈɒ_m_ə_s h_ˈɛ_k_ə]\
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A distinguished American Roman Catholic clergyman; born in New York, Dec. 18, 1819; died there, Dec. 22, 1888. In early life he was a member of the Brook Farm community. He founded the order of the Paulists (1858), becoming their superior; and established the Catholic World (1865), editing it till he died. He wrote "Questions of the Soul" (1855); "The Church and the Age" (1888); etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
