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Henry Philip Tappan

Henry Philip Tappan

Years at Michigan: 1852 - 1863
Literature, Science, and the Arts
| Philosophy |
Professor of Philosophy
President of the University of Michigan

Faculty Member Resources

U of M Encyclopedic Survey
October 2, 1846
January 1, 1852
Detroit: Advertiser Power Presses
June 30, 1875
Regents' Proceedings
June 1, 1895
The Michigan Alumnus
October 1, 1901
The Michigan Alumnus
May 1, 1902
The Michigan Alumnus
March 1, 1903
The Michigan Alumnus
November 1, 1905
The Michigan Alumnus

Bio

January 1, 1906
Hinsdale and Demmon, History of the University of Michigan
October 1, 1912
The Michigan Alumnus
October 9, 1926
The Michigan Alumnus
October 16, 1926
The Michigan Alumnus
January 22, 1927
The Michigan Alumnus
May 7, 1927
The Michigan Alumnus
September 1, 1980
The Michigan Alumnus