Charles William Eliot

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1834 – 1926

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Who was Charles William Eliot?

Charles William Eliot 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 until 1909, having the longest term as president in the university's history. He was a cousin of the Nobel Prize-winning poet T.S. Eliot.

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Born
Mar 20, 1834
Boston
Also known as
  • Charles W. Eliot
  • Charles Eliot
Parents
Children
Education
  • Harvard University
  • Harvard College
Employment
  • Harvard University
Lived in
  • Boston
Died
Aug 22, 1926
Northeast Harbor

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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