Eliphalet Pearson

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Eliphalet Pearson
Born	June 11, 1752 Newbury, Massachusetts
Died	September 12, 1826(1826-09-12) (aged 74) Greenland, New Hampshire
Occupation	Educator

Eliphalet Pearson was an American educator, the first principal of Phillips Academy (1778-1786), and the acting president of Harvard University (1804-1806).

Pearson graduated from Harvard in 1773 after having attended Dummer Charity School (now known as The Governor's Academy).

After the death of Joseph Willard in 1804, Pearson became the interim president of Harvard University. He resigned that post in 1806, when Samuel Webber became president.

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Academic offices
Preceded by Joseph Willard	President of Harvard University acting 1804–1806	Succeeded by Samuel Webber

v t e Presidents of Harvard University

Eaton (as schoolmaster) Dunster Chauncy Hoar Oakes Rogers Mather* S. Willard* Leverett Wadsworth Holyoke Winthrop* Locke* Winthrop* Langdon J. Willard Pearson* Webber Kirkland Quincy Everett Sparks Walker Felton Hill Eliot Lowell Conant Pusey Bok Rudenstine Summers Bok* Faust

* indicates acting president

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Persondata
Name	Pearson, Eliphalet
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Date of birth	June 11, 1752
Place of birth	Newbury, Massachusetts
Date of death	September 12, 1826
Place of death	Greenland, New Hampshire

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