Charles William Eliot | |
|---|---|
 Eliot c. 1904 | |
| 21st President of Harvard University | |
| In office 1869–1909 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hill |
| Succeeded by | A. Lawrence Lowell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1834 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | August 22, 1926 (aged 92) Northeast Harbor, Maine, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Derby Peabody (1858–1869) Grace Mellen Hopkinson (1877–1924) |
| Relations | Eliot family |
| Children | Charles Eliot Samuel A. Eliot II |
| Parent | Samuel Atkins Eliot |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Profession | Professor, university president |
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Charles William Eliot (March 20, 1834 – August 22, 1926) was an American academic who was president of Harvard University from 1869 to 1909, the longest term of any Harvard president.[1] A member of the prominent Eliot family of Boston, he transformed Harvard from a respected provincial college into America's preeminent research university. Theodore Roosevelt called him "the only man in the world I envy."[2]
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 274.
- ^ "Eliot, Charles W. (1834-1926)". Harvard Square Library Collection: Harvard Square Library. March 15, 2024.