1882
1882 in Columbia history:
- Columbia awards its first PhD to Charles Wells Marsh for his study "Geology of Water Supplies and Water Analysis"
- Future university president Nicholas Murray Butler served as chairman of the Burial Committee, overseeing the "best and most successful Burial of the Ancient that Columbia has ever seen."
Preceded by 1881 |
History of Columbia University 1882 |
Succeeded by 1883 |