Noah Porter
American minister, academic, philosopher, author and anti-slavery activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Noah Thomas Porter III (December 14, 1811 – March 4, 1892)[1] was an American Congregational minister, academic, philosopher, author, lexicographer and an outspoken anti-slavery activist. Porter Mountain, of the Adirondack Mountains, was named for him after he was the first to climb it in 1875. He was President of Yale College (1871–1886).[2]
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Noah Porter | |
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11th President of Yale University | |
In office 1871–1886 | |
Preceded by | Theodore Dwight Woolsey |
Succeeded by | Timothy Dwight V |
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Born | Noah Porter Jr. (1811-12-14)December 14, 1811 Farmington, Connecticut |
Died | March 4, 1892(1892-03-04) (aged 80) New Haven, Connecticut |
Alma mater | Yale College |
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