This paper is to survey what are the historical background that the Pierson family since their Viking ancestors to the descendents of Arthur Tappan Pierson and their educational contributions that they have made, through analysing a family line of A. T. Pierson’s direct ancestors. The Pierson family deserves scholars’ attention for their important influence in an early history of the establishment of two famous American universities as well as a bible school, which became a university later, in Korea. Thus it will explore how their ancestors’ Puritan value has been succeeded to their descendants and realized by them.

• 조상열(평택대학교) | Cho, Sang Youl