Alexis Caswell
Alexis Caswell | |
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File:Alexis Caswell 6th President of Brown.jpg | |
6th President of Brown University | |
In office 1868–1872 |
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Preceded by | Barnas Sears |
Succeeded by | Ezekiel Robinson |
Personal details | |
Born | Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
January 29, 1799
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Resting place | North Burial Ground Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Profession | Educator |
Religion | Baptist |
Alexis Caswell (January 29, 1799 – January 8, 1877) was an American educator, born in Taunton, Massachusetts. He graduated Brown University in 1822, and entered the Baptist ministry.
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Career
Caswell was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Brown University from 1828 to 1850, and of mathematics and astronomy from 1850 to 1864. Professor Caswell was president of Brown University from 1868 to 1872. He was one of the founders of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and served as its President in 1857.
Besides several papers on meteorology in the Reports of the Smithsonian Institution, he wrote The Life of Francis Wayland, a Textbook on Astronomy, and a Memorial of John Barstow (1864).
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External links
- Alexis Caswell at Find a Grave
- Biographical memoir of Alexic Caswell by Lovering
- National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir
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Preceded by | President of Brown University 1868–1872 |
Succeeded by Ezekiel Robinson |
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