21 February 1830 A.D. Prof. Caspar Wistar Hodge Born—Son of Prof. Charles Hodge
21 February 1830 A.D. Prof. Caspar Wistar Hodge Born—Son of Prof. Charles Hodge Archivist. “Febuary 21: Caspar Wistar Hodge.” This Day in Presbyterian History. 21 Feb 2014. http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/tag/caspar-wistar-hodge/ . Accessed 10 May 2014. February 21: Caspar Wistar Hodge February 21, 1830 marks the birth of Caspar Wistar Hodge, youngest son of Dr. Charles Hodge, named after the eminent physician Caspar Wistar [1761-1818]. Another of Dr. Hodge’s sons, Archibald Alexander Hodge, also taught at Princeton Theological Seminary. The Rev. Dr. Caspar Wistar Hodge died on 27 September 1891. The following is excerpted from Francis Landey Patton’s memorial tribute to his close friend and colleague. And not surprisingly, given self-effacing portrait that Patton paints of his friend, we were unable to locate a photograph of C.W. Hodge. If you know of a good portrait photography in the public domain, we would like to know of it....