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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>


During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], he wrote for the [[National Intelligencer]].<ref>Hagner, A.B. (1894) [http://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 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 [[List of Presidents of The George Washington University|sixth president]] of the university.
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 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 [[List of Presidents of The George Washington University|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>
"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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== 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
DiedSeptember 4, 1894(1894-09-04) (aged 69)
Alma materPrinceton University, 1844
Known forPresident of Columbian University; cofounder of the National Geographic Society

James Clarke Welling (July 14, 1825 – September 4, 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]

During the Civil War, he wrote for the National Intelligencer.[3] Welling was a professor at Princeton University when in 1871 he accepted the presidency of Columbian College.[4] 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."[5]

References

  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. ^ Hagner, A.B. (1894) Memorial of James Clarke Welling. Historical Society of Washington, D.C. p. 47
  4. ^ Kayser, Elmer Louis. 1970. Bricks Without Straw: The Evolution of George Washington University. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. (Online at GWU's Gelman Library)
  5. ^ Hagner, A.B. (1894), p. 50

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