1812–1877

Introduction

Born: Sep­tem­ber 7, 1812, Mans­field, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Died: De­cem­ber 9, 1877, Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio.

Buried: West­wood Ce­me­te­ry, Ob­er­lin, Ohio.

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Biography

George was the son of Otis All­en and Su­san­na Dean, and hus­band of Ma­ry Ca­ro­line Rudd.

He stu­died mu­sic in Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts, un­der Lo­well Ma­son.

In 1837, he be­came an in­struct­or in Sci­ence of Mu­sic at Ob­er­lin Col­lege, while he was still a stu­dent. The next year, he was ap­point­ed in­struct­or of Sac­red Mu­sic, and be­came a full pro­fes­sor in 1841.

Allen was al­so a stu­dent of geo­lo­gy, and 1847 be­came a pro­fes­sor of Geo­lo­gy and Na­tur­al His­to­ry.

In 1837, Al­len found­ed the Ob­er­lin Mu­sic­al As­so­cia­tion (now known as the Mu­sic­al Un­ion), one of the old­est or­ga­niz­ations of its type in Am­er­ica.

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