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Daniel Cummings Van Norman

VAN NORMAN, Daniel Cummings, educator, born in Nelson, Canada West, 17 August, 1815; died in New York city, 24 June, 1886. He was graduated at Wesleyan in 1838, joined the Canada Wesleyan conference the next year, and was professor of classics and physics in Victoria college, Coburg, in 1838-'45. He founded the Burlington ladies' academy, Hamilton, Ontario, in 1845, was its principal till 1851, and in the latter year assumed the charge of Rutgers female institute, New York city, which post he held till 1857. He then founded and became principal of the Van Norman institute, a school for young ladies, successfully conducting that institution until his death. He received the degree of LL. D. from Wesleyan in 1860. Late in life Dr. Van Norman left the Methodist and united with the Presbyterian church. He was secretary of the American foreign and Christian union for many years, and a member of scientific and literary bodies, and, although he held no regular pastorate, had preached more than 4,000 sermons.

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