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date: 23 January 2025

James, William 

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The Oxford Companion to United States History
Author(s):
Paul Jerome CrocePaul Jerome Croce

(1842–1910), psychologist, philosopher, religious thinker.William James was born in New York City, the first of five children. His paternal grandfather, also named William James, had emigrated from Ireland and settled in Albany, New York, where he amassed a fortune in business, real estate, and ... ...

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