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Bookmark or Share- Eliot, Charles W. (1834-1926) - Harvard Square LibraryFrom Singapore to London, from Paris to San Francisco, Harvard men everywhere honored the ninetieth anniversary of Dr. Charles W. Eliot, for 40 years president of Harvard College, and for even longer in his influence the man whom Grover Cleveland called “America’s foremost citizen.”
- Charles William Eliot | Harvard President, Reforms, Modernization ...Charles William Eliot was an American educator, leader in public affairs, president of Harvard University for 40 years, and editor of the 50-volume Harvard Classics (1909–10). Eliot graduated from Harvard in 1853 and was appointed assistant professor of mathematics and chemistry there in 1858.
- Charles Eliot - Eliot HouseCharles William Eliot was a 35-year-old Professor of Analytical Chemistry at MIT when he was appointed president of Harvard. Believing that higher education needed to be “broadened, deepened, and invigorated,” Charles Eliot created, in large part, the Harvard we inhabit.
- Charles William Eliot - WikipediaCharles William Eliot (March 20, 1834 – August 22, 1926) was an American academic who was president of Harvard University from 1869 to 1909, the longest term of any Harvard president. [1] A member of the prominent Eliot family of Boston, he transformed Harvard from a respected provincial college into America's preeminent research university.
- Charles W. Eliot - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework HelpWhen Charles W. Eliot became the president of Harvard University in 1869, higher education emphasized principally mathematics and the classics. Eliot, eager to give all students the opportunity to discover their individual abilities, broke down this traditional system.
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