Charles William Eliot
Also known as
- Add other possible names for this topic
Charles William Eliot (March 20 1834 – August 22 1926) was an American academic who was selected as Harvard's president in 1869. He transformed the provincial college into the preeminent American research university. Eliot served the longest term as president in the university's history.
The scion of a wealthy Boston family, Eliot graduated from Harvard in 1853. In spite of his high ambitions and his obvious scientific talents, the first fifteen years of Eliot's career were less than...
full article at wikipedia
People
| Gender |
| Date of birth |
- Mar 20, 1834
| Place of birth |
| Country of nationality |
| Profession |
| Religion |
| Ethnicity |
| Parents |
| Children |
| Siblings |
| Spouse (or domestic partner) |
| Employment history |
|
employer
|
|---|
| Education |
| Height |
| Weight |
| Quotations |
| Places lived |
|
location
|
|---|
| Date of death |
- Aug 22, 1926
| Place of death |
| Cause of death |
| Date of cremation |
| Place of cremation |
| Date of burial |
| Place of burial |
User-created view »
With the exception of Wikipedia summaries and some images the
content on this page is typically distributed under
the Creative Commons
Attribution license or Public Domain.
The original description for this topic was automatically generated from the Wikipedia article "Charles William Eliot" licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
| Gallery | add an image | edit gallery |
Map
Loading map...
Recent Discussions about Charles William Eliot
There are no conversations on this topic. Would you like to start one?
Start the Discussion