Charles Ashmead Schaeffer | |
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President of the University of Iowa | |
In office 1887 – 1898 | |
Preceded by | Josiah Little Pickard |
Succeeded by | Amos Noyes Currier (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | August 14, 1843
Died | September 23, 1898 Iowa City, Iowa | (aged 55)
Spouse |
Evelyn Schuyler (m. 1871) |
Children | Elizabeth Ashmead Schaeffer |
Parent(s) | Charles William Schaeffer Elizabeth Fry Ashmead |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Lawrence Scientific School University of Göttingen |
Charles Ashmead Schaeffer (August 14, 1843 – September 23, 1898) was a chemist[1] who served as the seventh President of the University of Iowa, serving from 1887 to 1898.[2]