Horace Webster
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Horace Webster (September 21, 1794 - July 12, 1871) was an American educator who graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1818. Webster remained at West Point as a mathematics professor until 1825. He then moved to Geneva College, where he taught as a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy until he left in 1848 to head the Free Academy of New York, where he continued until retirement in 1869.[1] Horace Webster was the first President of City College of New York from 1847-1869.
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President of City College of New York 1847 – 1869 |
Succeeded by Alexander S. Webb) |
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- ^ "Prof. Horace Webster" (PDF). The New York Times. 1871-07-14. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9807E6D7103EEE34BC4C52DFB166838A669FDE. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
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