Charles William Eliot
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Education
- Subcategories: Teaching, Teachers
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Combining administrative skill with a readiness to undertake novel and irregular ventures, Eliot transformed the structure and function of higher education in the United States.
Early Life
Charles William Eliot was born on March 20, 1834, in Boston, Massachusetts. The only son of Mary Lyman and Samuel Atkins Eliot, who were both from prominent New England families, Charles attended the Boston Latin Grammar School.
Upon graduation from Boston Latin, he entered his father’s alma mater, Harvard College, in 1849. He became...
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