Joseph Alden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Alden

Academic and pastor

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1807

Place of Birth: Cairo, New York, United States

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1885

Profession: academic

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Joseph Alden (January 4, 1807 – August 30, 1885) was an American academic and Presbyterian pastor.
He was born in Cairo, New York, in 1807. He received his bachelor's degree from Union College, going on to receive his advanced degrees from Columbia University. He was professor at Williams College in 1835, professor at Lafayette College in 1853, president of Jefferson College in 1857, and principal of the State Normal School (now University at Albany, SUNY) in Albany, New York until 1882.
He was also a teacher in the Dedham Public Schools.Among his many books, more than seventy, the most well known were Christian Ethics or the Science of Duty (1866), The Science of Government (1867), and Thoughts on the Religious Life (1879).