Horace Webster

Horace Webster (September 21, 1794 - July 12, 1871) was an American educator who graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1818. Webster remained at West Point as a mathematics professor until 1825. He then moved to Geneva College, where he taught as a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy until he left in 1848 to head the Free Academy of New York, where he continued until retirement in 1869.^[1] Horace Webster was the first President of City College of New York from 1847-1869.

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Preceded by New Position	President of City College of New York 1847 – 1869	Succeeded by Alexander S. Webb)

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^ "Prof. Horace Webster" (PDF). The New York Times. 1871-07-14. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9807E6D7103EEE34BC4C52DFB166838A669FDE. Retrieved 2009-06-06.

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Name	Webster, Horace
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Short description	American educator
Date of birth	September 21, 1794
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Date of death	July 12, 1871
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