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Rev. George Rice Hovey (January 17, 1860 – January 17, 1943)[1][2] was an American university president, professor, minister, and author. He served as the President of Wayland Seminary from 1897 to 1899; and as the President of Virginia Union University (VUU) from 1904 to 1918.[3][4] Hovey taught theology, Hebrew, New Testament Greek, and philosophy.[2] In his late career he worked to create an extension course for Black ministers.[2] He was also known as George Hovey Rice.[5]
George Rice Hovey | |
|---|---|
| President of Wayland Seminary | |
| In office 1897–1899 | |
| President of Virginia Union University | |
| In office 1904–1918 | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm MacVicar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1860 Newton Center, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1943 (aged 83) Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brown University, Newton Theological Institute |
| Occupation | University president, professor, minister, author |
George Rice Hovey was born on January 17, 1860, in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, to parents Augusta M. (née Rice) and Alvah Hovey.[4] His brother was tennis player Frederick Hovey.[4] His father Alvah Hovey was a professor of theology and president of the Newton Theological Institute.[2]
He graduated with a B.A. degree (1882) from Brown University, where he competed as a baseball athlete.[4] Hovey was awarded the Foster Prize in Greek studies.[6] He continued his studies at Newton Theological Institute (Andover Newton Theological School) where he graduated with a degree (1885).[2]
Hovey also received honorary degrees from Temple University (1901) and Brown University (1902).[2]
In 1887, Hovey taught Hebrew at Yale Hebrew Summer School (a part of Yale University).[2] Followed by teaching at Richmond Theological Seminary (later known as Richmond Theological Institute), where he taught New Testament Greek and Hebrew from 1887 to 1897.[2] He was appointed the President of Wayland Seminary from 1897 to 1899.[2] By 1899, the Richmond Theological Institute of Richmond, Virginia, and the Wayland Seminary of Washington, D.C. merged into Virginia Union University of Richmond, Virginia.
Hovey was a professor of theology and philosophy at Virginia Union University from 1899 until 1905.[2] Hovey succeeded Malcolm MacVicar, Virginia Union University's first president, after his death in 1904.[4] He acquired land in 1907 for the Virginia Union University's athletic program. Hovey Park is now known as Hovey Field.[4] Multiple newspapers reported on an educational tour in 1912 Hovey took in the North.[7]
From 1919 until 1930, Hovey served as Secretary for Education of the American Baptist Home Mission Society, from 1919 to 1930; and from 1930 until he retired in 1935 was Director of the National Ministers Institute.[4] After his retirement, Hovey created an extension course for Black ministers.[2]
Hovey wrote multiple books, including a Hebrew textbook in 1902;[8] a book about his late-father's life (1928);[2] and multiple books on the Christian religion including his book, "Christian Ethics for Daily Life" (1932).[4]
Hovey died on January 17, 1943, at his home in Montclair, New Jersey.[2]
- Hovey, George Rice (1902). A Hebrew Word-Book for Study and Classroom. Richmond, VA: Virginia Baptist Pub. Co.
- Hovey, George Rice (1928). Alvah Hovey, His Life and Letters. Judson Press.
- Hovey, George Rice (1932). Christian Ethics for Daily Life. Association Press.
- Hovey, George Rice (1933). Christian Teaching.[9]
- Hovey, George Rice (1935). Bible Study: A Natural Method Illustrated.[9]
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