charles william eliot

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born March 20, 1834, Boston, Mass., U.S. died Aug. 22, 1926, Northeast Harbor, Maine U.S. educator and influential university president. He studied at Harvard University and taught mathematics and chemistry there (1858-63) and at MIT (1865-69). Eliot was named president of Harvard in 1869 after studying European educational systems, and he soon set about a program of fundamental reforms. He demanded a place for the sciences in liberal education, and he replaced the program of required courses for undergraduates with the elective system. Under Eliot, the graduate school of arts and sciences was created (1890), Radcliffe College was established (1894), the quality of the professional schools was raised, and the university became an institution of world renown. His reforms had widespread influence in American higher education. After resigning in 1909, he edited the 50-volume Harvard Classics (1909-10), wrote several books, and devoted himself to public service
charles william eliot

    الواصلة

    Charles Wil·liam El·i·ot

    التركية النطق

    çärlz wîlyım eliıt

    النطق

    /ˈʧärlz ˈwəlyəm ˈelēət/ /ˈʧɑːrlz ˈwɪljəm ˈɛliːət/
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