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| − | [[Image:Low.jpg|thumb|Seth Low]] '''Seth Low''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1870]] was president of Columbia College, then of Columbia University | + | [[Image:Low.jpg|thumb|Seth Low]] |
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| + | '''Seth Low''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1870]] was president of Columbia College, then of Columbia University. Oh, and the campus moved from Midtown to [[Morningside Heights]] under his watch. Ironically, despite all that, no building on the [[Morningside Heights campus]] is named in his honor ([[Low Library]] is so named in memory of his father, Abiel Abbott Low.) In fact the only building in the neighborhood honoring him, [[Seth Low Hall]], is a [[Teachers College]] housing building. | ||
While the move to Morningside Heights is Low's lasting legacy, equally important was his work to coordinate the activities and faculties of the numerous graduate schools that had been founded under [[Frederick A. P. Barnard|F. A. P. Barnard's]] watch into a well organized university. His people skills and deft touch earned him the name the "Great Harmonizer." | While the move to Morningside Heights is Low's lasting legacy, equally important was his work to coordinate the activities and faculties of the numerous graduate schools that had been founded under [[Frederick A. P. Barnard|F. A. P. Barnard's]] watch into a well organized university. His people skills and deft touch earned him the name the "Great Harmonizer." | ||
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In [[1902]], he left Columbia to become mayor of [[New York City]], paving the way for [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] to take charge. | In [[1902]], he left Columbia to become mayor of [[New York City]], paving the way for [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] to take charge. | ||
| − | + | At least the [[Seth Low Professor of History]] chair is named after him. | |
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=frFBAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Proceedings at the Installation of Seth Low as President of Columbia University], 3 February 1890. | ||
| + | *[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/loc.ark:/13960/t07w7482s Minutes Adopted by the Trustees of Columbia College in the City of New York and the University Council On the Resignation of Seth Low, LLD as President], 12 October 1901. | ||
{{succession|preceded=[[Frederick A. P. Barnard]]|succeeded=[[Nicholas Murray Butler]]|office=President of Columbia University|years=1890-1901}} | {{succession|preceded=[[Frederick A. P. Barnard]]|succeeded=[[Nicholas Murray Butler]]|office=President of Columbia University|years=1890-1901}} | ||
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[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Low, Seth]] | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Low, Seth]] | ||
[[Category:University presidents|Low, Seth]] | [[Category:University presidents|Low, Seth]] | ||
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[[Category:Class of 1870|Low, Seth]] | [[Category:Class of 1870|Low, Seth]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Key historical figures|Low]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:11, 24 September 2018
- See also Wikipedia's article about "Seth Low".
Seth Low CC 1870 was president of Columbia College, then of Columbia University. Oh, and the campus moved from Midtown to Morningside Heights under his watch. Ironically, despite all that, no building on the Morningside Heights campus is named in his honor (Low Library is so named in memory of his father, Abiel Abbott Low.) In fact the only building in the neighborhood honoring him, Seth Low Hall, is a Teachers College housing building.
While the move to Morningside Heights is Low's lasting legacy, equally important was his work to coordinate the activities and faculties of the numerous graduate schools that had been founded under F. A. P. Barnard's watch into a well organized university. His people skills and deft touch earned him the name the "Great Harmonizer."
In 1902, he left Columbia to become mayor of New York City, paving the way for Nicholas Murray Butler to take charge.
At least the Seth Low Professor of History chair is named after him.
External links
- Proceedings at the Installation of Seth Low as President of Columbia University, 3 February 1890.
- Minutes Adopted by the Trustees of Columbia College in the City of New York and the University Council On the Resignation of Seth Low, LLD as President, 12 October 1901.
| Preceded by Frederick A. P. Barnard |
President of Columbia University 1890-1901 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Murray Butler |
