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Mark Hopkins

American educationalist and theologian (1802-1887) · United States · Academics · Died at 85

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Mark Hopkins was an American educator and Congregationalist theologian, president of Williams College from 1836 to 1872. An epigram - widely attributed to President James A. Garfield, a student of Hopkins - defined an ideal college as "Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other."

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Awards

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1802 to 1887 · aged 85

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