Adams, Charles Kendall

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Adams, Charles Kendall (1835–1902) university president, historian; born in Derby, Vt. As president of Cornell University (1885–92), he established new schools of law and history and political science and recruited a scholarly faculty. Known as a "building president," he greatly expanded enrollments and the campus of the University of Wisconsin as president there (1892–1901).

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