Jeremiah Atwater
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1773 – 1858
Who was Jeremiah Atwater?
Jeremiah Atwater was notable as an educator, minister, and college president. Atwater became principal of the Addison County Grammar School in 1799 and, a year later, when the school became Middlebury College, assumed the role of its first president. In 1809, Atwater left Middlebury to become the third president of Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. He remained in that position until 1815, when he returned to New Haven, Connecticut, his birthplace and home of his alma mater, Yale University. Atwater Commons, one of five residential commons at Middlebury, is named for him. Dickinson College also has an Atwater Hall named for him.
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- Born
- Dec 27, 1773
New Haven - Education
- Yale University
- Employment
- Middlebury College
- Died
- 1858
New Haven
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on July 23, 2013
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