Lewis R. Fiske

Lewis Ransom Fiske (December 24,[1] 1825 – February 14, 1901) was an educator from the U.S. state of Michigan.

He began to study law, but in the fall of 1850 accepted a position as professor of Natural Science at the Albion Female Collegiate Institute and Wesleyan Seminary.

He served as President pro tempore of the Agricultural College from 1859 to 1862 and also acted as the chaplain of the State Reform School in Lansing.

He was elected six times as a delegate to the quadrennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, held respectively in Brooklyn, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, Omaha, and Cleveland.

He was appointed a member of the Ecumenical Council of the Methodist Episcopal Church the met in Washington D.C., in October 1891.

Fisk published several works, among them: "Echos from College Platform", "Among the Professions", "Today and Tomorrow", "Choosing a Life-work", and Man Building: A Treatise on Human Life and Its Forces (ISBN 1417953152).