Dickinson College
The Dickinson College is a private college in Carlisle in the US state of Pennsylvania . Founded September 9, 1783, it is among America's 16 oldest colleges. It was founded by Benjamin Rush and named after John Dickinson , the President of Pennsylvania. On average, around 2,300 students from all over America study at the college.
Alumni (selection)
- James Buchanan (1791–1868), politician, 15th President of the United States
- Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887), ornithologist and ichthyologist
- Alfred V. du Pont (1798–1856), chemist and entrepreneur
- Adam Granduciel (* 1979), musician, record producer, songwriter, band leader of The War on Drugs
- Robert Cooper Grier (1794–1870), lawyer, Supreme Court Justice of the United States
- Robert McClelland (1807–1880), politician, Governor of Michigan and later Secretary of the Interior of the United States
- Roger B. Taney (1777–1864), lawyer and politician, Attorney General, Treasury Secretary, and Chairman of the United States Supreme Court
- William Wilkins (1779–1865), lawyer and politician
- Marie-Louise Finck (* 1989), lawyer and quiz player, known from the quiz show Quizduell
Web links
Commons : Dickinson College - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
