Andrew D. White
Andrew D. White

Author: Glenn C. Altschuler

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2019-05-15

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1501744984

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This is the first full-length biography of Andrew D. White, prominent historian, Republican politician, diplomat, and the first president of Cornell University. A fully rounded portrait, it follows White's career from his youth in Syracuse to his death, at the age of eighty-five, in Ithaca.

The Background of Andrew D. White, First President of Cornell University
The Background of Andrew D. White, First President of Cornell University

Author: Albert Hazen Wright

Publisher:

Published: 1960

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13:

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John White (fl. 1657-1676) married widow Mary Phips, widow of partner James Phips, between 1657 and 1662 in Pemaquid (later Wiscasset or Wolwich), Maine. She married a third time after John's death. Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) was a direct descendant in the eighth generation. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere.

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White
Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White

Author: Andrew Dickson White

Publisher:

Published: 2008-03-01

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 9781406522129

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Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) was a U. S. diplomat, author, and educator, best known as the co-founder of Cornell University. In 1865 he became Cornell's first president and also served as a professor in the Department of History. After 14 years at Cornell, White took leave to serve as Commissioner to Santo Domingo (1871), the first U. S. Minister to Germany (1879-1881), and first president of the American Historical Association (1884-1886). He also served as President of the American delegation to The Hague Peace Conference (1899) and as the first U. S. Ambassador to Germany (1897-1902). In 1869 White gave a lecture on "The Battle-Fields of Science." Over the next 30 years he refined his analysis, expanding his case studies to include nearly every field of science over the entire history of Christianity. The final result was the two-volume History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom (1896) which became an extremely influential text on the relationship between religion and science. His other works include: Fiat Money Inflation in France (1896) and Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White (2 volumes) (1905).