Charles Kendall Adams

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Charles Kendall Adams
Edward Birge
2nd President of Cornell University
In office
November 19, 1885 (1885-11-19) – November 11, 1892 (1892-11-11)
Preceded byAndrew Dickson White
Succeeded byJacob Gould Schurman
Personal details
Born(1835-01-24)January 24, 1835
Derby, Vermont, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 1902(1902-07-26) (aged 67)
Redlands, California, U.S.
Spouse
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(m. 1890)​
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (BA, MA)

Charles Kendall Adams (January 24, 1835 – July 26, 1902) was an American educator and historian. He served as the second president of

Appleton's Universal Cyclopaedia
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Biography

He was born on January 24, 1835, in Derby, Vermont, and he attended the common schools in that place till 1855, when, with his parents, he emigrated to Denmark, Iowa, where he entered an academy and commenced the study of Latin and Greek with the purpose of entering college.[2] In the summer of 1857 he began the classical course at the University of Michigan,[2] where he studied with Andrew Dickson White, Cornell's first president, and from where he graduated in 1861.[1]

Taking a post-graduate course of study, he was employed to teach one of the classes in history, and at the end of the year was appointed instructor of history and Latin.

University of Nebraska, both of which positions were declined.[2]

He received the honorary degree of

LL.D. from the University of Chicago in 1874, and from Harvard in 1886.[2] In 1887 Adams was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society.[5] In 1890 he was president of the American Historical Association.[1] He resigned his professorship in May, 1892, and in July of the same year he was elected president of the University of Wisconsin, where he remained until October 11, 1901.[2] He died on July 26, 1902, in Redlands, California, where he had moved in hopes of improving his health.[6][7]

Works

References

  1. ^
    New International Encyclopedia
    (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Adams, Charles Kendall". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. pp. 37–38. Retrieved October 22, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Cornell's New President". The New York Times. November 20, 1885. Retrieved July 17, 2009. The inauguration of Charles Kendall Adams as President of Cornell University was successfully carried out to-day. The day was not a pleasant one for the march from the university buildings to the armory, but all passed off well despite the clouds ...
  4. ^ "Charles Kendall Adams Resigns" (PDF). New York Times. October 11, 1901. Retrieved July 17, 2009. The resignation of President Charles Kendall Adams is in the hands of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin, ...
  5. ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
  6. ^ "Charles Kendall Adams's Will" (PDF). New York Times. August 10, 1902. Retrieved July 17, 2009. The will of the late Charles Kenaall Adams, formerly President of the University of Wisconsin, who died recently at Redlands, Cal. has been filed for ...
  7. ^ "Charles Kendall Adams (President: 1892–1901)". UW Archives and Records Management. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  8. ^ "Review of Manual of Historical Literature by C. K. Adams". The Academy. 23 (564): 130. 24 February 1883.

Further reading

  • Ely, Richard T. "Charles Kendall Adams." Wisconsin Alumnus (1941): 303–312.

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