3-30-2019
Andrew Coddington (1855-1905)
Elizabeth Coddington (1873-1915)
John Insley Coddington (30 June 1902–10 May 1991), of Nice, France, and Bordentown, New Jersey, was nominated for election to the National Genealogy Hall of Fame by the American Society of Genealogists. Mr Coddington, A.B., A.M., Harvard, was one of the most widely known and distinguished genealogists of the 20th century. He has been described as the Dean of American Genealogists following the death of Donald Lines Jacobus in 1970. He was a prolific writer, sharing his research in more than 200 articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the American Genealogist, the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, and various other genealogical publications. He became one of the foremost exponents of documentary evidence and gained an international reputation through his published research on pre-American ancestors and royal and noble genealogy. Mr. Coddington was a co-founder of the American Society of Genealogists, an editor of the NGS Quarterly, and a linguist fluent in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. He lectured on history at various times at Harvard, Olivet, Swarthmore, and Haverford Colleges and was one of the most respected and popular speakers at national and local genealogical gatherings. Often honored during his lifetime, John Coddington was a fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, the National Genealogical Society, the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, the Texas State Genealogical Society, and the Society of Genealogists of London.
additional information courtesy of Stearman, Hotchkiss, Craig, Morris (#46563142)
3-30-2019
Andrew Coddington (1855-1905)
Elizabeth Coddington (1873-1915)
John Insley Coddington (30 June 1902–10 May 1991), of Nice, France, and Bordentown, New Jersey, was nominated for election to the National Genealogy Hall of Fame by the American Society of Genealogists. Mr Coddington, A.B., A.M., Harvard, was one of the most widely known and distinguished genealogists of the 20th century. He has been described as the Dean of American Genealogists following the death of Donald Lines Jacobus in 1970. He was a prolific writer, sharing his research in more than 200 articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the American Genealogist, the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, and various other genealogical publications. He became one of the foremost exponents of documentary evidence and gained an international reputation through his published research on pre-American ancestors and royal and noble genealogy. Mr. Coddington was a co-founder of the American Society of Genealogists, an editor of the NGS Quarterly, and a linguist fluent in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. He lectured on history at various times at Harvard, Olivet, Swarthmore, and Haverford Colleges and was one of the most respected and popular speakers at national and local genealogical gatherings. Often honored during his lifetime, John Coddington was a fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, the National Genealogical Society, the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, the Texas State Genealogical Society, and the Society of Genealogists of London.
additional information courtesy of Stearman, Hotchkiss, Craig, Morris (#46563142)
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