In office June 19, 1879 (1879-06-19) – August 15, 1881 (1881-08-15)
Preceded by
Bayard Taylor
Succeeded by
Aaron Augustus Sargent
1st President of the American Historical Association
In office 1884–1885
Preceded by
None
Succeeded by
George Bancroft
41st United States Ambassador to Russia
In office July 22, 1892 (1892-07-22) – October 1, 1894 (1894-10-01)
Preceded by
Charles Emory Smith
Succeeded by
Clifton R. Breckinridge
24th United States Ambassador to Germany
In office June 12, 1897 (1897-06-12) – November 27, 1902 (1902-11-27)
Preceded by
Edwin F. Uhl
Succeeded by
Charlemagne Tower Jr.
Member of the New York Senate from the 22nd district
In office 1864–1867
Preceded by
Allen Munroe
Succeeded by
George N. Kennedy
Personal details
Born
(1832-11-07)November 7, 1832 Homer, New York, U.S.
Died
November 4, 1918(1918-11-04) (aged 85) Andrew Dickson White House, Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Resting place
Sage Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S. 42°26′50″N76°29′05″W / 42.447307°N 76.484592°W / 42.447307; -76.484592
Political party
Republican
Height
5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1]
Spouses
Mary A. Outwater
(m. 1859; died 1887)
Helen Magill
(m. 1890–1918)
Residence
Andrew Dickson White House
Alma mater
Yale College (BA, AM)
Signature
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. He was known for expanding the scope of college curricula.[2] A politician, he had served as New York state senator and was later appointed as U.S. ambassador to Germany and Russia.
He was one of the founders of the conflict thesis, which states that science and religion have historically been in conflict, and tried to prove it over the course of approximately 800 pages in his History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom.
^Bishop, 33–34
^"Dr. A.D. White Dies. A Cornell Founder. President of University for 18 Years Dies in Ithaca Close to His 86th Birthday. Twice Envoy to Germany. Educator Who Sought to Broaden Scope of Colleges Had Also Served as Minister to Russia. Fought for Reform in Colleges. Spent Many Years in Education". The New York Times. November 5, 1918. Retrieved March 31, 2010. Dr. Andrew D. White, first President of Cornell University, former Ambassador to Germany, and Minister to Russia, died at 8:30 o'clock this morning after a short illness following a stroke of paralysis.
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