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| known_for = President of [[George Washington University|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.<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''' (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. [ |
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> |
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== Biography == |
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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/?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> |
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⚫ | 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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"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> |
"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> |
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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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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 17:11, 29 April 2021
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Born | Trenton, New Jersey | July 14, 1825
Died | September 4, 1894 Hartford, Connecticut | (aged 69)
Alma mater | Princeton University, 1844 |
Known for | President 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
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.
"The last occasion in which he appeared in public was at the laying of the new cornerstone of the Corcoran Gallery of Art."[6]
Welling died at his summer residence in Hartford, Connecticut on September 4, 1894.[7]
References
- ^ Welling, James Clarke. At Historical Encyclopedia, George Washington University site
- ^ 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.
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. I. James T. White & Company. 1893. pp. 505–506. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ Hagner, A.B. (1894) Memorial of James Clarke Welling. Historical Society of Washington, D.C. p. 47
- ^ Kayser, Elmer Louis. 1970. Bricks Without Straw: The Evolution of George Washington University. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. (Online at GWU's Gelman Library)
- ^ Hagner, A.B. (1894), p. 50
- ^ "Dr. James Clarke Welling". Hartford Courant. September 5, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Other sources
- Life and Writings of James Clarke Welling
- Memorial of James Clarke Welling by A. B. Hagner, 1894, published by Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
- James Clarke Welling, published in The American Anthropologist