Schurman, Jacob Gould

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Gould_Schurman
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Jacob Gould Schurman (May 2, 1854 – August 12, 1942) was a Canadian-American educator and diplomat, who served as President of Cornell University and United States Ambassador to Germany.
    • Schurman was born at Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on May 2, 1854 the son of Robert and Lydia Schurman. Schurman lived on his parents’ farm as a child, then in 1867 took a job at a store near his home, which he held for two years
    • He was professor of English literature, political economy and psychology at Acadia College from 1880 to 1882 of metaphysics and English literature at Dalhousie College, Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1882–86, and the Sage professor of philosophy (Sage professor) at Cornell University from 1886 to 1892, and Dean of the Sage School of Philosophy from 1891 to 1892, during which edited The Philosophical Review.
    • In 1892, he became the third president of Cornell University, a position he held until 1920. He received an LL.D (honoris causa) from the University of Edinburgh in March 1902.
  • Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=7335
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