Ezekiel Robinson
Ezekiel Robinson | |
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7th President of Brown University | |
In office 1872–1889 |
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Preceded by | Alexis Caswell |
Succeeded by | Elisha Andrews |
Personal details | |
Born | Attleboro, Massachusetts, US |
March 23, 1815
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Boston, Massachusetts, US |
Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery Rochester, New York, US |
Nationality | American |
Spouse(s) | Harriet Richards Parker |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Religion | Baptist |
Ezekiel Gilman Robinson (March 23, 1815 – June 13, 1894) was an American Baptist clergyman, theologian and educator, born at Attleboro, Massachusetts, and educated at Brown University and at Newton Theological Institution.[1] He preached at Norfolk, Virginia, and at Cambridge, Massachusetts, was professor of Hebrew and biblical interpretation in the Western Theological Seminary (Covington, Kentucky), and in 1849 accepted a call to a church in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2] Three years later he was appointed professor of theology in Rochester Theological Seminary and in 1868 was made its president.[3] From 1872[4] to 1889[5] he was president of Brown University, and from 1893 to his death he occupied the chair of ethics and apologetics at the University of Chicago. He edited the Christian Review from 1859 to 1864.
Presidency of Brown
Some of the highlights of his presidency at Brown include:[6]
- Held the Chair of Moral Philosophy and Metaphysics
- Erection of the Robinson Library (1878); Slater Hall; Sayles Hall; and an addition to Rhode Island Hall
- College funds were increased
- Delivered the baccalaureate sermons
- He delivered a series of lectures on the History of Intellectual Philosophy and Metaphysical Science in Manning Hall
- Preached in pulpits across Providence
Selected works
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See also
References
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Academic offices | ||
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First | President of the Rochester Theological Seminary 1868–1872 |
Succeeded by Augustus H. Strong |
Preceded by | President of Brown University 1872–1889 |
Succeeded by Elisha Andrews |
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