Author:John Fiske

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John Fiske (1842–1901)

sister projects: Wikipedia article. American philosopher and historian. This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Articles written by this author are designated in EB1911 by the initials "J. Fi."

John Fiske

Works

• The Presidents of the United States, 1789-1914 (1914, edited by James Grant Wilson)
  • John Adams
  • James Madison
  • John Quincy Adams
  • Andrew Jackson
  • John Tyler
• Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography (6 vols., 1886–1889; co-editor with James Grant Wilson)
  • “Arnold, Benedict (soldier),” Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1900.
  • “Lee, Charles,” Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1892.
  • “Putnam, Israel,” Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1900.
  • “Webster, Ebenezer,” Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1889. (mostly about son Daniel)
• “Grant, Ulysses Simpson” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911. (in part)
• “Parkman, Francis” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.

Articles in Popular Science Monthly

• 1. “Agassiz and Darwinism,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 3, October 1873
• 2. “Edward Livingston Youmans,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 37, May 1890
• 3. “The Doctrine of Evolution: Its Scope and Influence,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 39, September 1891

Works about Fiske

• “Fiske, John (author),” Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1900.
• “Fiske, John” in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
• “Fiske, John” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Fiske, Professor John” by Joseph McCabe in A Biographical Dictionary of Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Freethinkers, 1945.

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.