Benjamin Wisner Bacon (January 15, 1860 – February 1, 1932)[1] was an Americantheologian. He was born inLitchfield, Connecticut and graduated fromYale College in 1881 andYale Divinity School in 1884. After serving in pastorates atOld Lyme, Connecticut (1884–1889), and atOswego, New York (1889–1896), he was made an instructor in New Testament Greek at Yale Divinity School and became in 1897 professor of New Testament criticism and exegesis. The degrees D.D., Litt.D., and LL.D. were conferred upon him. Besides contributions to theHibbert Journal and to theAmerican Journal of Theology (of both of which he was chosen as an editor), his writings include:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905)."Bacon, Benjamin Wisner".New International Encyclopedia. Vol. II (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. p. 365.
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