Cyrus Northrop
| Cyrus Northrop | |
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| President of the University of Minnesota | |
| In office 1884–1911 | |
| Preceded by | William Watts Folwell |
| Succeeded by | George Edgar Vincent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1834 Ridgefield, Connecticut |
| Died | April 3, 1922 (aged 88) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Cyrus Northrop (September 30, 1834 – April 3, 1922) was an American university president.
He was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut.[1] He graduated from Yale University in 1857 where he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.[2] Northrop graduated from the Yale Law School in 1859. Two years later he was appointed clerk of the Connecticut House of Representatives and in 1862 clerk of the Connecticut State Senate. He was Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature at Yale from 1863 to 1884, before being hired as the president of the University of Minnesota, a post he held from 1884 to 1911.
During Northrop's presidency, the University came to rank as one of the most prestigious of the state universities. Northrop published Addresses, Educational and Patriotic (1910). He encouraged poet Arthur Upson to revise the song, "Hail! Minnesota."
For his leadership and vision, the Minnesota Geological Survey honored Dr. Northrop by naming a mountain after him: Mount Northrop is located in Lake County, in the range of the Sawtooth Mountains.[3]
In addition, the Northrop Auditorium on the University of Minnesota campus and the Northrop Collegiate School (now Blake School) are named after him.
Notes
- ↑ "Obituary record of graduates of Yale ... - Yale University - Google Books". Books.google.ca. 1911-07-09. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ↑ There is some confusion about Northrop's fraternity affiliation which has been published, repeating an error. Northrop was not an Alpha Delt. Cyrus Northrop Sr. was a member and toward the end of his life in 1919 even a national officer of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, according to their historical records. His son, Cyrus Northrop Jr. was a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, class of 1893, at the University of Minnesota, per the History of Alpha Delta Phi, accessed 12 June 2014.
- ↑ Upham, Warren (2001) Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, Third Edition, p147; MHS Press; ISBN 0-87351-396-7
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Moore, F., eds. (1905). "article name needed". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
| Preceded by William Watts Folwell |
President of the University of Minnesota 1884–1911 |
Succeeded by George Edgar Vincent |
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