Thomas Blanchard Stowell

Scientist, Deceased Person

1846 – 1927

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Who was Thomas Blanchard Stowell?

Thomas Blanchard Stowell was a distinguished American educator.

Stowell was born on March 29, 1846 in Perry, New York. In 1865, at the age of 19, he graduated from Genesee College. He went on to earn a Master's degree in 1868 and a Ph.D. in 1881 from the same institution.

After graduating from college in 1865, he became principal of the Addison Academy in Addison, New York. One year later, he was in charge of the Academic Department of the Union School in Morrisville, New York. The next year he was a professor of mathematics at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary. The year after he was principal of Morris High School in Leavenworth, Kansas.

In 1869 Stowell became the Chair of Natural Sciences at the new Cortland State Normal School in Cortland, New York, now known as the State University of New York at Cortland. After having just held four jobs in four years, he stayed at Cortland for 20 years.

Stowell left Cortland in 1889 to become the principal of the Potsdam Normal School in Potsdam, New York, now known as the State University of New York at Potsdam. He remained at Potsdam for another 20 years. In 1909 he was awarded an honorary LL.D. from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.

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Born
Mar 29, 1846
Perry
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Genesee College
Died
1927
California

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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