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Mark Hopkins (educator)
American educationalist and theologian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mark Hopkins (February 4, 1802 – June 17, 1887) 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."[1]
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Mark Hopkins | |
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![]() Mark Hopkins from a daguerreotype c. 1840s | |
Born | February 4, 1802 |
Died | June 17, 1887 (1887-06-18) (aged 85) |
Spouse |
Mary Hubbell (m. 1832) |
Children | 10, including Henry Hopkins |
Relatives | Samuel Hopkins (great-uncle) |
Honours | American Hall of Fame |
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Academic work | |
Notable students | James A. Garfield |
President of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions | |
In office 1857–1887 | |
4th President of Williams College | |
In office 1836–1872 | |
Preceded by | Edward Dorr Griffin |
Succeeded by | Paul Ansel Chadbourne |
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