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Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard

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American academic administrator (1809-1889)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1809 to 1889 · aged 79
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Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard was an American academic and educator who served as the 10th President of Columbia University.

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Map of Australia compiled by Arnold Henry Guyot and Frederick Augustus Porter BarnardMap of Australia compiled by Arnold Henry Guyot and Frederick Augustus Porter BarnardEastman Johnson's portrait of Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard, 1886Eastman Johnson's portrait of Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard, 1886

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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard was an American academic and educator who served as the 10th President of Columbia University. Born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, he graduated from Yale University in 1828 and served in a succession of academic appointments, including as Chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1856 to 1861. He assumed office as President of Columbia University in 1864, where he presided over a series of improvements to the university until his death in 1889. Barnard College was named after him. He was also known as an author of academic texts.

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United States
Category
Academics
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Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1809 to 1889 · aged 79
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