Alexis Caswell

Alexis Caswell
6th President of Brown University
In office 1868–1872
Preceded by	Barnas Sears
Succeeded by	Ezekiel Robinson
Personal details
Born	(1799-01-29)January 29, 1799 Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 8, 1877(1877-01-08) (aged 77) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting place	North Burial Ground Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Alma mater	Brown University
Profession	Educator

Alexis Caswell (January 29, 1799 – January 8, 1877) was an American educator, born in Taunton, Massachusetts. He graduated Brown University in 1822, and entered the Baptist ministry.

Career

Caswell was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Brown University from 1828 to 1850, and of mathematics and astronomy from 1850 to 1864. Professor Caswell was president of Brown University from 1868 to 1872. He was one of the founders of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and served as its President in 1857.

Besides several papers on meteorology in the Reports of the Smithsonian Institution, he wrote The Life of Francis Wayland, a Textbook on Astronomy, and a Memorial of John Barstow (1864).

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Caswell, Alexis". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
• Mitchell, Martha (1993). "Caswell, Alexis". Encyclopedia Brunoniana. Providence, R.I.: Brown University Library. OCLC 31085279. Retrieved 28 October 2013.

External links

• Alexis Caswell at Find a Grave
• Biographical memoir of Alexic Caswell by Lovering
• National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir