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Theodore Dwight Woolsey

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Oct. 31, 1801, New York City
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July 1, 1889, New Haven, Conn., U.S. (aged 87)
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Theodore Dwight Woolsey (born Oct. 31, 1801, New York City—died July 1, 1889, New Haven, Conn., U.S.) was an American educator and scholar, president of Yale (1846–71), whose many innovations later became common in institutions of higher learning. Woolsey graduated as head of his class at Yale in 1820, and in 1831 he was appointed professor of Greek there. Elected president of Yale in 1846, Woolsey improved scholarly standards and expanded the university. Under his leadership the scientific school was founded, the first American Ph.D. was awarded (1861), the first college school of fine arts was established, the law and ...(100 of 163 words)

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