McCosh, James

(1811–94) college president, philosopher; born in Ayrshire, Scotland. He left a professorship at Queen's College, Belfast, Ireland (1852–68), and as president (1868–88), he revitalized the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) after its post-Civil War decline. A member of the Scottish school of philosophy, he wrote Intuitions of the Mind (1860) and Examination of… Mill's Philosophy (1866).

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