Robert Green Ingersoll
Robert Green Ingersoll (; August 11, 1833 – July 21, 1899), nicknamed "the Great Agnostic", was an American lawyer, writer, and orator during the Golden Age of Free Thought, who campaigned in defense of agnosticism. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Dresden (village in the U.S. state New York), Died July 21, 1899 (Dobbs Ferry (village in Westchester County, New York, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1917
Roles Represented in DAHR: author, speaker
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 695 | 7-in. | 12/31/1897 | On liberty | Robert Green Ingersoll | Recitation | speaker | |
| Berliner | 697 | 7-in. | 12/31/1897 | On hope | Robert Green Ingersoll | Recitation | speaker | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]63 | 7-in. | 6/7/1900 | Ingersoll at the tomb of Napoleon | William F. Hooley | Recitation | author | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2115 | 7-in. | 3/21/1903 | Ingersoll at the tomb of Napoleon | Len Spencer | Recitation | author | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]2115 | 10-in. | 3/21/1903 | Ingersoll at the tomb of Napoleon | Len Spencer | Recitation | author | |
| Victor | B-15617 | 10-in. | 1/22/1915 | The conqueror | Harry E. Humphrey | Recitation | author | |
| Victor | B-19260 | 10-in. | 3/9/1917 | Vision of war | Harry E. Humphrey | Recitation | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ingersoll, Robert Green," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101983.
Ingersoll, Robert Green. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101983.
"Ingersoll, Robert Green." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50027131
Wikidata: Robert G. Ingersoll - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q469882
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/11763107
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/8975 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/8975
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