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  1. Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was an American historian and educator who co-founded Cornell University, one of eight Ivy League universities in the United States, and served as its first president for nearly two decades.

  2. Apr 15, 2024 · Founder: Cornell University. Notable Family Members: spouse Helen Magill White. Role In: Hague Conventions. Andrew Dickson White (born November 7, 1832, Homer, New York, U.S.—died November 4, 1918, Ithaca, New York) was an American educator and diplomat, founder and first president of Cornell University, Ithaca.

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  3. A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom was published in two volumes by Andrew Dickson White, a founder of Cornell University, in 1896. White chronicles the gradual emancipation of science from theology in various fields.

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  4. President: 1866 to 1885. Inauguration: 1868. A radical idea in American education was born when Andrew Dickson White and Ezra Cornell crossed paths in the New York State Senate. White was a worldly intellectual whose dream was to create a “truly great University” that would “afford an asylum for Science—where truth shall be taught for ...

  5. May 9, 2018 · Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918), American educator and diplomat, helped found Cornell University and became its first president. Andrew Dickson White was born in Homer, N.Y., on Nov. 7, 1832.

  6. The bibliography of Andrew Dickson White spans his career from 1852, during his junior year at Yale University, through his death in 1918. The primary topics of his works were related to social sciences such as history , government , economics , and international relations .

  7. Andrew D. White (November 7, 1832–November 4, 1918) taught for a number of years at the University of Michigan, later serving as the first president of Cornell University. He was also the author of History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom and Paper Money Inflation in France .