William Barton Rogers

American scientist, founder of MIT (1804-1882)

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Lived 1804–1882, aged 78United States

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Updated 2026-08-08

William Barton Rogers was an American geologist, physicist, and the founder and first president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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