Timothy Dwight IV | |
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8th President of Yale University | |
In office 1795–1817 | |
Preceded by | Ezra Stiles |
Succeeded by | Jeremiah Day |
Personal details | |
Born | Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay | May 14, 1752
Died | January 11, 1817 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 64)
Resting place | Grove Street Cemetery New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Spouse | Mary Woolsey |
Children | 8, including Sereno and William |
Relatives | Theodore (brother) Theodore Dwight Woolsey (nephew) Theodore Dwight (nephew) Timothy Dwight V (grandson) |
Alma mater | Yale College |
Timothy Dwight (May 14, 1752 – January 11, 1817) was an American academic and educator, a Congregationalist minister, theologian, and author. He was the eighth president of Yale College (1795–1817).[1]