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'''James Clarke Welling''' (1825–1894) 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</ref> |
'''James Clarke Welling''' (1825–1894) 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> |
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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 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> |
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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. |
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* [https://sites.google.com/site/drjamesclarkewelling/ Life and Writings of James Clarke Welling] |
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* [http://www.jstor.org/stable/40066702 Memorial of James Clarke Welling] by A. B. Hagner, 1894, published by Historical Society of Washington, D.C. |
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* [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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Revision as of 20:00, 20 April 2013
James Clarke Welling (1825–1894) was the President of Columbian University, now called George Washington University, from 1871 to 1894.[1] He was a cofounder of the National Geographic Society.[2]
Welling was a professor at Princeton University when in 1871 he accepted the presidency of Columbian College.[3] He became the sixth president of the university.
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.
- ^ Kayser, Elmer Louis. 1970. Bricks Without Straw: The Evolution of George Washington University. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. (Online at GWU's Gelman Library)
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
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