List of Presidents of Brown University
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The following is a list of presidents of Brown University. The first president was James Manning, from which Manning Street on campus and Manning Hall are named after. The current president is Ruth J. Simmons, who has the notable recognition as being the first black president of an Ivy League institution.
President | Brown Class | Life | Tenure | Events | |
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1. | James Manning | - | 1738-1791 | 1765-1791 | College of Rhode Island established |
2. | Jonathan Maxcy[1] | 1787 | 1768-1820 | 1792-1802 | |
3. | Asa Messer[2] | 1790 | 1769-1836 | 1802-1826 | Renamed as Brown University; first Medical School founded |
4. | Francis Wayland | - | 1796-1865 | 1827-1855 | Med School Suspended |
5. | Barnas Sears | 1825 | 1802-1880 | 1855-1867 | |
6. | Alexis Caswell | 1822 | 1799-1877 | 1868-1872 | |
7. | Ezekiel Gilman Robinson[3] | 1838 | 1815-1894 | 1872-1889 | Graduate study instituted |
8. | Elisha Benjamin Andrews | 1870 | 1844-1917 | 1889-1898 | Women's College founded |
9. | William H. P. Faunce[4] | 1880 | 1859-1930 | 1899-1929 | Women's College renamed to Pembroke College |
10. | Clarence Augustus Barbour | 1888 | 1867-1937 | 1929-1937 | Last of long line of Baptist minister Presidents |
11. | Henry M. Wriston | - | 1889-1978 | 1937-1955 | |
12. | Barnaby C. Keeney | - | 1914-1980 | 1955-1966 | |
13. | Ray L. Heffner[5] | - | 1925- | 1966-1969 | New Curriculum passed |
14. | Donald F. Hornig[6] | - | 1920- | 1970-1976 | Pembroke merged with Brown, Medical School founded |
15. | Howard R. Swearer | - | 1932-1991 | 1977-1988 | |
16. | Vartan Gregorian | - | 1934- | 1989-1997 | |
17. | E. Gordon Gee | - | 1944- | 1998-2000 | |
18. | Ruth J. Simmons | - | 1945- | 2001- |
[edit] References
- ^ From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Maxcy, Jonathan
- ^ From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Messer, Asa
- ^ From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Gilman, Ezekiel
- ^ From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Faunce, William H.P.
- ^ From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Heffner, Ray L.
- ^ From Martha Mitchell’s Encyclopedia Brunoniana: Hornig, Donald F.
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