Meyer, Jacob C. (d. 1968)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1968 Sep 26 p. 2

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Well-Known Educator Dies unexpectedly

Goshen, Ind. — Dr. Jacob C. Meyer, whose career as an educator spanned 60 years, died at Goshen General hospital on Sept. 14 about an hour and a half after suffering a heart attack at his Goshen home.

A native of Sterling, Ohio, Dr. Meyer began his teaching career at the age of 15 in a one-room school near his home. He was later graduated from Goshen College, received a master's degree in education from Indiana University and a master's degree in history from Harvard University. Following World War I he served in a builders organization in France under the Friends Church.

He taught at Goshen College and the University of Chicago, and in 1924 received his doctorate from Harvard. For 36 years — from 1923 to 1959 — he was a professor at Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Since his retirement there he had taught at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College, Greensboro; Spelman College, Atlanta, Ga., Bluffton College (Ohio); Goshen College; and Hiram College (Ohio).

Survivors include his widow, Esther; two sons, Dr. Albert J. of Goshen and John W. of Palo Alto, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Richard E. Irvin of El Cerrito, Calif.; and seven grandchildren.

A memorial service was held Sept. 16 at the Goshen College Biblical Seminary Chapel, with Rev. john H. Mosemann and Rev. J. N. Smucker officiating. The body was then taken to Smithville, Ohio, where services were conducted Sept. 17 at the Oak Grove Mennonite Church by Rev. Virgil Gerig and Rev. L. E. Troy.