Charles Seymour | |
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15th President of Yale University | |
In office 1937–1951 | |
Preceded by | James Rowland Angell |
Succeeded by | Alfred Whitney Griswold |
Personal details | |
Born | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | January 1, 1885
Died | August 11, 1963 Chatham, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 78)
Education | King's College, Cambridge (BA) Yale University (BA, PhD) |
Charles Seymour (January 1, 1885 – August 11, 1963) was an American academic, historian and the 15th President of Yale University from 1937 to 1951. As an academic administrator, he was instrumental in establishing Yale's residential college system. His writing focused on the diplomatic history of World War I.