Oberlin's Namesake: John Frederick Oberlin (1740-1826)Main MenuIntroduction to Oberlin's NamesakeDetailed Table of ContentsWhat's in a Name? Why Oberlin?Address by John W. KurtzJ. F. Oberlin in his lifetimeExplore materials made by Oberlin and his contemporariesThe Ban de la Roche, Alsace, FranceArt works and photographs of the regionEarly views of Oberlin, OhioDrawings, prints and photographs of the colony and collegeDesigning a monument to our namesake (video)Videos with the artist Paul B. ArnoldResources for further explorationAnne Cuyler Salsich, Oberlin College Archives65340b1e79f9df03d291b8de171f6479ab6abb16Oberlin College Archives, Oberlin, Ohio
J.F. Oberlin's inscription in the Heisch autograph album
12018-01-16T20:14:58+00:00Anne Cuyler Salsich, Oberlin College Archives65340b1e79f9df03d291b8de171f6479ab6abb1617plain2018-02-21T18:15:09+00:00Oberlin, John Frederick (French, 1740-1826)1796Oberlin College Archives20091124autograph albumsJohn Frederick Oberlin Collection (30/165), Oberlin College ArchivesAnne Cuyler Salsich, Oberlin College Archives65340b1e79f9df03d291b8de171f6479ab6abb16
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12018-01-12T22:44:20+00:00Heisch's autograph album15plain2018-01-17T00:02:59+00:00Philipp J. Heisch, a friend of Oberlin's, brought a beautifully designed autograph album with a leather and marbled paper slipcase to the Ban de la Roche with him. Oberlin and his family members and friends inscribed the pages with sentiments of affection and good wishes. Oberlin's inscription is the first in the book, dated 10th Messidor in the fourth year of the French Republic, or July 1, 1796. He wrote to his friend in German, with a latin aphorism at the bottom, "Non est mortale quod opto" (I seek nothing that is mortal), quoted from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
