Isbn: 9781025542225 - charles kendall adams: a life-sketch (3 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Charles Kendall Adams, a Life-Sketch' provides an insightful exploration into the life and legacy of a prominent figure in the history of American academia. Authored by Charles Forster Smith, this biographical work meticulously details the career of Charles Kendall Adams, who served as a distinguished historian and as the president of two major institutions: Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin.The narrative captures Adams's significant contributions to the evolution of higher education in the United States, focusing on his efforts to modernize university structures and promote rigorous historical scholarship. The text highlights his leadership during transformative periods for the universities he led, illustrating his vision for academic growth and institutional excellence. Readers will find a thorough portrait of a man whose dedication to learning and administrative prowess helped define the character of the American research university. This work is a valuable resource for historians of education, alumni of the institutions he served, and anyone interested in the development of intellectual leadership during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…