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Joseph Caldwell (April 21, 1773 – January 27, 1835) was a U.S. educator, Presbyterian minister, mathematician, and astronomer. He was the first president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , holding the office from 1804 until 1812, and from 1816 until his death in 1835.
- 1st President of the University of North Carolina
- April 21, 1773, Lamington, New Jersey
Joseph Caldwell (April 21, 1773 – January 27, 1835) was a U.S. educator, Presbyterian minister, mathematician, and astronomer. He was the first president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, holding the office from 1804 until 1812, and from 1816 until his death in 1835.
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Joseph Caldwell, 1773-1835. Caldwell, Joseph (21 Apr. 1773-27 Jan. 1835), mathematician, Presbyterian minister, and first president of The University of North Carolina, was born at Lamington, N.J., in northeastern Hunterdon County*, the youngest of three children of Joseph and Rachel Harker Caldwell. His father died two days before Caldwell's ...
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Feb 21, 2020 · That is how Joseph Caldwell recalls his foray into the Catholic Worker Movement, chronicled in his new book, In the Shadow of the Bridge. Caldwell and his companion were arrested at that protest ...
Mar 8, 2024 · Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott. Born: March 12, 1821, St. Andrews, Lower Canada [now St.-André-Est, Quebec, Canada] Died: Oct. 30, 1893, Montreal (aged 72) Title / Office: prime minister (1891-1892), Canada. Role In: Pacific Scandal.
