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Name: Charles William Eliot
Birth Date: March 20, 1834
Death Date: August 22, 1926
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Death: Northeast Harbor, Maine, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: educator, college president

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The American educator Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was president of Harvard from 1869 to 1909 and transformed the college into a modern university. Born in Boston on March 20, 1834, of a distinguished New England family, Charles W. Eliot graduated...


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Carrier of news and knowledge, Instrument of trade and industry, Promoter of mutual acquaintance, Of peace and good-will Among men and nations. Messenger of sympathy and love, Servant of parted friends, Consoler of the lonely, Bond of the scattered...


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Charles William Eliot (March 20 1834 – August 22 1926) 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 the longest term...


 

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