Charles Coleman Thach

Charles Coleman Thach

Thatch pictured in The Glomerata 1919, Auburn yearbook
President of the Auburn University
Term 1902 – 1920
Predecessor William Leroy Broun
Successor Spright Dowell
Born March 15, 1860(1860-03-15)
Athens, Alabama
Died October 15, 1921(1921-10-15) (aged 61)
Dalton, Georgia

Charles Coleman Thach (March 15, 1860 – October 15, 1921) was the President of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University, from 1902 to 1920.[1]

Biography

Charles Coleman Thach was born in Athens, Alabama in 1860.[2] He graduated from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now known as Auburn University, in 1877.[1][3] He became a Professor of English in 1885.[1][2] He was also teaching Political Economy.[4] He was President in the same institution from 1902 to 1920.[1][2]

He was a member of the American Economic Association.[4] He was a founding member of the Alabama Library Association.[4]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b c d Auburn library
  2. ^ a b c Auburn archives
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Alabama
  4. ^ a b c David Whitten, A History of Economics and Business at Auburn University, Routledge, 1992, pp. 20-22 [1]
Academic offices
Preceded by
William Leroy Broun		 President of Auburn University
1902-1920		 Succeeded by
Spright Dowell