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Henry Van Dyke was born on 10 November 1852 in Germantown, Pa..
After graduating from Princeton Theological Seminary, he spent a few years in Europe, studying and travelling (see "Henry Van Dyke" 20). In 1883 he was called as pastor to the Presbyterian Brick Church in New York.
He was a prolific writer of novels, essays, poetry, and theological treatieses (see "Henry Van Dyke" 21), and, from 1900 to 1923, professor of English literature at Princeton University (see "Henry Van Dyke" 20). Van Dyke met Samuel Clemens regularly at formal occasions as they both frequented many of the same social circles (see Rasmusssen et al. 2:923). Clemens admired Van Dyke's writing and they became friends. Eventually, Van Dyke officiated at Clemens' funeral service at Brick Church in New York City (as did Joseph Twichell).
Van Dyke himself died on 10 April 1933 in Princeton, N.J..
