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| − | '''Andrew Dickson White''' was an American historian and educator who cofounded [[Cornell University]] and | + | '''Andrew Dickson White''' was an American historian and educator who cofounded [[Cornell University]] and was its first president for nearly two decades. A politician, he had been state senator in [[New York]]. He was later appointed as an American diplomat to Germany and Russia, among other responsibilities. |
[[File:Andrew Dickson White at Yale.jpg|thumb|150px|left|White as a junior or senior at Yale, wearing his [[Skull and Bones]] pin.]] | [[File:Andrew Dickson White at Yale.jpg|thumb|150px|left|White as a junior or senior at Yale, wearing his [[Skull and Bones]] pin.]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:30, 1 July 2023
 Andrew Dickson White     (academic, historian, diplomat) | |
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| Born | 1832-11-07 Homer, New York |
| Died | November 4, 1918 (Age 85) Ithaca, New York |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Yale College, A.B. |
| Spouse | Mary A. Outwater |
| Member of | Skull and Bones |
| Party | Republican |
Andrew Dickson White was an American historian and educator who cofounded Cornell University and was its first president for nearly two decades. A politician, he had been state senator in New York. He was later appointed as an American diplomat to Germany and Russia, among other responsibilities.
White as a junior or senior at Yale, wearing his Skull and Bones pin.
Education
At Yale, White was a classmate of Daniel Coit Gilman, who would later serve as the first president of Johns Hopkins University. The two were members of the Skull and Bones[1] and remained close friends.
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
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| Skull and Bones | “The Order we are about to investigate [Skull and Bones] had great foresight, back in the 1880s, to create both the American Historical Association and the American Economic Association (most economists were then more historians than analysts) under their terms, with their people and their objectives. Andrew Dickson White was a member of The Order and the first President of the American Historical Association.” | Antony Sutton | 2002 |
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