Charles Chauncy

Charles Chauncy
President of Harvard College
In office
1654–1672
Preceded byHenry Dunster
Succeeded byLeonard Hoar
Personal details
Born1592
Ardeley (then known as Yardley),[1] Hertfordshire
DiedFebruary 19, 1672(1672-02-19) (aged 79)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Wall memorial erected in St Mary's Church, Ware, England by Charles Chauncy's direct descendant in 1907

Charles Chauncy (baptized 5 November 1592 – 19 February 1672) was an Anglo-American Congregational clergyman, educator, and secondarily, a physician.[2] He was the second President of Harvard.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chauncy, Charles" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 18–19.
  2. ^ Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Chauncy, Charles" . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.