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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller papers
Creator:
Schiller, F. C. S. (Ferdinand
Canning Scott), 1864-1937
Identifier/Call Number: mssSchiller
Physical Description:
20.55 Linear Feet
(17 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1887-1936
Abstract: A collection of professional material
for the German-British philosopher and author Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller papers, The Huntington Library,
San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts of Mrs. F. C. S. Schiller, April 1939, October 1940, and September 1941.
Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller (1864-1937) was a German-British philosopher whose major
interests were in the areas of metaphysics, logical theory, epistemology, philosophy of
science and ethics. Schiller was an early supporter of Evolution and a founding member of
the English Eugenics Society. Between the years 1893 and 1897 Schiller was an instructor at
Cornell University. He became a fellow and tutor of Corpus Christi, Oxford University in
1897 and was a visiting professor at the University of Southern California from 1929 to
1937. He died after a lingering illness in Los Angeles, California, in August 1937.
A collection of approximately 390 items from 1887 to 1936, it consists of manuscripts of
books and articles written by Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller, including works on ethics,
eugenics, science, and philosophy. Also included are book reviews written by Schiller and
other authors.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1950. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arranged in the following series: 1. Manuscripts; 2. Book reviews; arranged alphabetically
by author and title.
Former call number: mssSchiller papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Eugenics -- History
Philosophers -- California
Philosophers -- Great Britain
Philosophy -- History -- 19th century
Philosophy -- History -- 20th century
Science -- Moral and ethical
aspects
Manuscripts for publication
Personal papers
Reviews