# Josiah Meigs

> Josiah Meigs was an American academic, journalist, and government official. He was the first acting president of the University of Georgia in Athens, where he implemented the university's first physics curriculum in 1801, and also president of the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences.

*American surveyor (1757-1822)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Educator
- **Category:** Educators
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1757-08-21
- **Died:** 1822-09-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Josiah Meigs was an American academic, journalist, and government official. He was the first acting president of the University of Georgia in Athens, where he implemented the university's first physics curriculum in 1801, and also president of the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.8

## Sources
- [Josiah Meigs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Meigs)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6290571)

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