Charles William Eliot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles William Eliot

American president of Harvard

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1834

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 22-Aug-1926

Profession: writer, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Charles William Eliot (March 20, 1834 – August 22, 1926) was an American academic who was selected as Harvard's president in 1869.
A member of the prominent Eliot family of Boston, he transformed the provincial college into the pre-eminent American research university.
Eliot served until 1909, having the longest term as president in the university's history.