Theodore Dwight Woolsey

Theodore Dwight Woolsey (born Oct. 31, 1801, New York City—died July 1, 1889, New Haven, Conn., U.S.) was an American educator and scholar, president of Yale (1846–71), whose many innovations later became common in institutions of higher learning. Woolsey graduated as head of his class at Yale in 1820, and in 1831 he was appointed professor of Greek there. Elected president of Yale in 1846, Woolsey improved scholarly standards and expanded the university. Under his...