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P. E. Melin

Professor of Greek and Hebrew, 1875-1878

P.E. Melin
P.E. Melin

(This series of Notable Faculty profiles was written in celebration Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's sesquicentennial in 2009.)

P. E. Melin came to America from Sweden and taught in Hudiksvall High School. In 1875, he was offered a position teaching Greek and Hebrew at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø.

He lived in East Hall, alongside many other professors. Melin did not stay long at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø, though; he had economic problems due to trouble adjusting to life in America. He left Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø after the 1877-1878 school year.