Charles Kendall Adams (January 24, 1835 – July 26, 1902) was an American educator and historian. He served as the second president of Cornell University from 1885 until 1892, and as president of the University of Wisconsin from 1892 until 1901. At Cornell he established a new law school, built a library, and appointed eminent research professors for the Ivy League school. At Wisconsin, he negotiated ever-increasing appropriations from the state legislature, especially for new buildings such as the library. He was the editor-in-chief of Johnson's Universal Cyclopaedia (1892–1895),
Taking a post-graduate course of study, he was employed to teach one of the classes in history, and at the end of the year was appointed instructor of history and Latin. He was forced to resign at Cornell due to conflicts with the faculty over honorary degrees and control of faculty appointments. Also in 1881, he was simultaneously invited to the presidency of the University of Kansas and the University of Nebraska, both of which positions were declined. In 1890 he was president of the American Historical Association.
Works
- Democracy and Monarchy in France (1871)
- Representative British Orations (1884)
Further reading
- Ely, Richard T. "Charles Kendall Adams." Wisconsin Alumnus (1941): 303–312.
External links
- Cornell Presidency: Charles Kendall Adams
- Cornell University Library Presidents Exhibition: Charles Kendall Adams (Presidency; Inauguration)