▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁– ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁Boston ▁University . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Williams burg , ▁Massachusetts , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁Wes ley an ▁University , ▁M idd let own , ▁Connecticut ▁( 1 8 5 3 ), ▁and ▁there ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Myst ical ▁Seven . ▁He ▁later ▁studied ▁at ▁And over ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁and ▁at ▁Berlin ▁and ▁Halle . ▁ ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁and ▁was ▁professor ▁of ▁system atic ▁the ology ▁in ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Mission ary ▁Institute ▁at ▁Bre men , ▁Germany ▁( 1 8 6 0 – 1 8 6 6 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁acting ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁The ology ▁( 1 8 6 6 – 1 8 7 3 ), ▁president ▁of ▁Boston ▁University ▁( 1 8 7 3 – 1 9 0 3 ), ▁and ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁The ology ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 1 1 ). ▁After ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁professor ▁of ▁compar ative ▁the ology ▁and ▁philosophy ▁of ▁religion . ▁He ▁published : ▁▁ ▁The ▁True ▁Key ▁of ▁An cient ▁Cos m ology ▁( 1 8 8 2 ) ▁Parad ise ▁Found — the ▁C rad le ▁of ▁the ▁Human ▁Race ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁P ole ▁( 1 8 8 5 ) ▁The ▁Qu