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George Fisher McFarland Receives Honorary Degree

Thu., Jul. 11, 1861

George Fisher McFarland, educator and later Civil War hero, receives an honorary Master of Arts degree as part of Dickinson's 1861 Commencement exercises.

Event Type: 
Academic Ceremonies
Related Entries: 
1861 Commencement
Edward Bates Receives Honorary Degree
William Henry Brisbane Receives Honorary Degree
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From list of honorary degree recipients.

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