Ehrman Syme Nadal
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Ehrman Syme Nadal | |
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| Born | February 13, 1843 Lewisburg, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1922 (aged 79) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Resting place | Mount Kisco Cemetery Mount Kisco, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia University Yale College (BA) |
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| Years active | 1864–1896 |
Ehrman Syme Nadal (February 13, 1843 – July 26, 1922) was an American journalist, educator, and writer.
Early life
[edit]Ehrman Syme Nadal was born on February 13, 1843, in Lewisburg, West Virginia, to Jane (née Mays) and Bernard Harrison Nadal. His paternal grandfather emigrated from France.[1] His father was a college professor and pastor. His father was chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives.[1]
Nadal was prepared for college by his father. He attended Columbia University for two years and then attended Yale College. He graduated from Yale in 1864 with a Bachelor of Arts.[1][2] He was a member of the Linonian Society and the Varuna Boat Club of Yale.[1]
Career
[edit]From 1864 to 1865, Nadal taught at Dickinson Seminary. He then taught in Dansville, New York, and then Leavenworth, Kansas.[1] In 1867, he worked for the federal government. He then worked for the United States Mint in Philadelphia and at the Dead Letter Office in Washington, D.C.[1]
Nadal served as a secretary of the United States Legation at London from 1870 to 1875 and from 1877 to 1884, under ambassadors John Lothrop Motley, John Welsh, and James Russell Lowell.[1][2][3]
Nadal was then on the staff of the New York Evening Post.[1] In 1884, after he returned to New York City, he was appointed secretary of three civil service boards of examiners and remained in those roles for three years.[1] He wrote Impressions of London Social Life (1875), Essays at Home and Elsewhere (1882), A Virginian Village, and Zweibak, or Notes of a Professional Exile.[1][2] He also wrote for magazines and newspapers.[1] From 1892 to 1893, he gave lectures on English composition at Columbia University. He was a lecturer at Columbia from 1895 to 1896.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Nadal did not marry.[1] He was a member of St James's Club in London and the Century Association in New York City.[3] He also lived at the Century Association in New York City.[2]
Nadal died on July 26, 1922, in Princeton, New Jersey.[2] He was buried at Mount Kisco Cemetery in Mount Kisco, New York.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College" (PDF). Yale University. August 1, 1923. pp. 635–636. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ^ a b c d e "Ehrman Syme Nadal". New York Herald. 1922-07-27. p. 9. Retrieved 2026-03-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Ehrman Syme Nadal". The New York Times. 1922-07-28. p. 13. Retrieved 2026-03-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1843 births
- 1922 deaths
- 19th-century American essayists
- 19th-century American journalists
- 19th-century American male journalists
- American expatriates in the United Kingdom
- American male essayists
- Civil servants from Lewisburg, West Virginia
- Columbia University faculty
- Educators from Lewisburg, West Virginia
- Educators from Kansas
- Educators from New York (state)
- Educators from Pennsylvania
- Lycoming College faculty
- New York Post people
- People from Leavenworth, Kansas
- People from Philadelphia
- People from New York City
- People from Steuben County, New York
- Journalists from Washington, D.C.
- Writers from Lewisburg, West Virginia
- Writers from Virginia
- Yale College alumni