Charles Kendall Adams

Historian, Author

1835 – 1902

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Who was Charles Kendall Adams?

Charles Kendall Adams was an American educator and historian. He served as the second president of Cornell University from 1885 until 1892, and as president of the University of Wisconsin from 1892 until 1901. He was the editor-in-chief of Johnson's Universal Cyclopaedia, and of the successor Universal Cyclopaedia, sometimes referred to as Appleton's Universal Cyclopaedia.

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Born
Jan 24, 1835
Derby
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Michigan
Employment
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • University of Michigan
  • President, Cornell University
    (1885 - 1892)
Lived in
  • Vermont
Died
Jul 26, 1902
Redlands

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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