  | 1842. | January 11. Born in New York. | | 1857-58. | At School in Boulogne. | | 1859-60. | In Geneva. | | 1860-61. | Studied painting under William M. Hunt in Newport. | | 1861. | Entered the Lawrence Scientific School. | | 1863. | Entered the Harvard Medical School. | | 1865-66. | Assistant under Louis Agassiz on the Amazon. | | 1867-68. | Studied medicine in Germany. | | 1869. | M.D. Harvard. | | 1873-76. | Instructor in Anatomy and Physiology in Harvard College. | | 1875. | Began to give instruction in Psychology. | | 1876. | Assistant Professor of Physiology. | | 1878. | Married. Undertook to write a treatise on Psychology. | | 1880. | Assistant Professor of Philosophy. | | 1882-83. | Spent several months visiting European universities and colleagues. | | 1885. | Professor of Philosophy. (Between 1889 and 1897 his title was Professor of Psychology.) | | 1890. | "Principles of Psychology" appeared. | | 1892-93. | European travel. | | 1897. | Published "The Will to Believe and other Essays on Popular Philosophy." | | 1899. | Published "Talks to Teachers," etc. | | 1899-1902. | Broke down in health. Two years in Europe. | | 1901-1902. | Gifford Lectures. "The Varieties of Religious Experience." | | 1906. | Acting Professor for half-term at Stanford University. (Interrupted by San Francisco earthquake.) | | 1906. | Lowell Institute lectures, subsequently published as "Pragmatism." | | 1907. | Resigned all active duties at Harvard. | | 1908. | Hibbert lectures at Manchester College, Oxford; subsequently published as "A Pluralistic Universe." | | 1910. | August 26. Died at Chocorua, N.H. | (See Appendix in volume II for a full list of books by William James, with their dates.) William James was the eldest of five children. His brothers and sister, with their dates, were: Henry (referred to as "Harry"), 1843-1916; Garth Wilkinson (referred to as "Wilky"), 1845-1883; Robertson (referred to as "Bob" and "Bobby"), 1846-1910; Alice, 1848-1892. He had five children. Their dates and the names by which they are referred to in the letters are: Henry ("Harry"), 1879; William ("Billy"), 1882; Hermann, 1884-1885; Margaret Mary ("Peggy," "Peg"), 1887; Alexander Robertson ("Tweedie," "FranÇois"), 1890. THE LETTERS OF
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