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'''James Clarke Welling''' (July 14, 1825 – September 4, 1894) was the President of Columbian University, now the [[George Washington University]], Washington, DC, from 1871 to 1894.<ref>[http://encyclopedia.gwu.edu/index.php?title=Welling%2C_James_Clarke Welling, James Clarke]. At Historical Encyclopedia, George Washington University site</ref>
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He was a cofounder of the [[National Geographic Society]].<ref>Cathy Hunter. [https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2018/01/31/james-clarke-welling-a-champion-of-education-in-the-nations-capital/ James Clarke Welling: A Champion of Education in the Nation's Capital]. Posted July 26, 2012 at ''Newswatch'', National Geographic Society web site.</ref>


== Biography ==
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'''James Clarke Welling''' (1825&ndash;1894) was the President of Columbian University, now called [[George Washington University]], from 1871 to 1894.<ref>[http://encyclopedia.gwu.edu/index.php?title=Welling%2C_James_Clarke Welling, James Clarke]. At Historical Encyclopedia, George Washington University site</ref>
James Clarke Welling was born in [[Trenton, New Jersey]] on July 14, 1825. He graduated from [[Princeton University]] in 1844.<ref name=Cyclopaedia>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lcVKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA505 |title=The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography |volume=I |publisher=James T. White & Company |pages=505–506 |year=1893 |access-date=2021-04-29 |via=Google Books}}</ref> During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], he wrote for the ''[[National Intelligencer]]''.<ref>Hagner, A.B. (1894) [https://www.jstor.org/stable/40066702 Memorial of James Clarke Welling]. Historical Society of Washington, D.C. p. 47</ref> Welling was a professor at Princeton when in 1871 he accepted the presidency of Columbian College.<ref name="bricks">Kayser, Elmer Louis. 1970. ''Bricks Without Straw: The Evolution of George Washington University''. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. ([http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/spec/digital/assets/bricks_without_straw.pdf Online at GWU's Gelman Library])</ref> He became the [[List of Presidents of The George Washington University|sixth president]] of the university.
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He was a cofounder of the [[National Geographic Society]].<ref>Cathy Hunter. [http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/26/james-clarke-welling-a-champion-of-education-in-the-nations-capital/ James Clarke Welling: A Champion of Education in the Nation’s Capital]. Posted July 26, 2012 at ''Newswatch'', National Geographic Society web site.</ref>


He was one of the ten founders of the Cosmos Club in 1878.<ref>Oehser, Paul H. “[http://www.jstor.org/stable/40067229 The Cosmos Club of Washington: A Brief History].” ''Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C.'' 60/62 (1960): 250–65. {{JSTOR|40067229}}.</ref> In 1884, he served as president of the [[Philosophical Society of Washington]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Presidents |url=https://pswscience.org/about-psw/past-presidents/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=PSW Science |language=en}}</ref>
Welling was a professor at Princeton University when in 1871 he accepted the presidency of Columbian College.<ref name=bricks>Kayser, Elmer Louis. 1970. ''Bricks Without Straw: The Evolution of George Washington University''. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. ([http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/spec/digital/assets/bricks_without_straw.pdf Online at GWU's Gelman Library])</ref> He became the sixth president of the university.

"The last occasion in which he appeared in public was at the laying of the new cornerstone of the [[Corcoran Gallery of Art]]."<ref>Hagner, A.B. (1894), p. 50</ref> Welling died at his summer residence in [[Hartford, Connecticut]] on September 4, 1894.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76709768/dr-james-clarke-welling/ |title=Dr. James Clarke Welling |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]] |page=4 |date=1894-09-05 |access-date=2021-04-29 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>


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== Other sources ==
== Other sources ==
* [https://sites.google.com/site/drjamesclarkewelling/ Life and Writings of James Clarke Welling]
* [https://sites.google.com/site/drjamesclarkewelling/ Life and Writings of James Clarke Welling]
* [http://www.jstor.org/stable/40066702 Memorial of James Clarke Welling] by A. B. Hagner, 1894, published by Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/40066702 Memorial of James Clarke Welling] by A. B. Hagner, 1894, published by Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
* [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1525/aa.1894.7.4.02a00080/pdf James Clarke Welling], published in ''The American Anthropologist''
* [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1525/aa.1894.7.4.02a00080/pdf James Clarke Welling], published in ''The American Anthropologist''


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James Clarke Welling
Born(1825-07-14)July 14, 1825
Trenton, New Jersey
DiedSeptember 4, 1894(1894-09-04) (aged 69)
Hartford, Connecticut
Alma materPrinceton University, 1844
Known forPresident of Columbian University, now the George Washington University and cofounder of the National Geographic Society
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James Clarke Welling (July 14, 1825 – September 4, 1894) was the President of Columbian University, now the George Washington University, Washington, DC, from 1871 to 1894.[1] He was a cofounder of the National Geographic Society.[2]

Biography[edit]

James Clarke Welling was born in Trenton, New Jersey on July 14, 1825. He graduated from Princeton University in 1844.[3] During the Civil War, he wrote for the National Intelligencer.[4] Welling was a professor at Princeton when in 1871 he accepted the presidency of Columbian College.[5] He became the sixth president of the university.

He was one of the ten founders of the Cosmos Club in 1878.[6] In 1884, he served as president of the Philosophical Society of Washington.[7]

"The last occasion in which he appeared in public was at the laying of the new cornerstone of the Corcoran Gallery of Art."[8] Welling died at his summer residence in Hartford, Connecticut on September 4, 1894.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Welling, James Clarke. At Historical Encyclopedia, George Washington University site
  2. ^ Cathy Hunter. James Clarke Welling: A Champion of Education in the Nation's Capital. Posted July 26, 2012 at Newswatch, National Geographic Society web site.
  3. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. I. James T. White & Company. 1893. pp. 505–506. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Hagner, A.B. (1894) Memorial of James Clarke Welling. Historical Society of Washington, D.C. p. 47
  5. ^ Kayser, Elmer Louis. 1970. Bricks Without Straw: The Evolution of George Washington University. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. (Online at GWU's Gelman Library)
  6. ^ Oehser, Paul H. “The Cosmos Club of Washington: A Brief History.” Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. 60/62 (1960): 250–65. JSTOR 40067229.
  7. ^ "Past Presidents". PSW Science. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  8. ^ Hagner, A.B. (1894), p. 50
  9. ^ "Dr. James Clarke Welling". Hartford Courant. September 5, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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