Daniel Coit Gilman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Daniel Coit Gilman

American journalist

Date of Birth: 06-Jul-1831

Place of Birth: Norwich, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1908

Profession: writer, librarian, diplomat, biographer, geographer, university teacher, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Daniel Coit Gilman (; July 6, 1831 – October 13, 1908) was an American educator and academic.
Gilman was instrumental in founding the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale College, and subsequently served as the second president of the University of California, Berkeley, as the first president of Johns Hopkins University, and as founding president of the Carnegie Institution.
He was also co-founder of the Russell Trust Association, which administers the business affairs of Yale's Skull and Bones society.
Gilman served for twenty five years as president of Johns Hopkins; his inauguration in 1876 has been said to mark "the starting point of postgraduate education in the U.S."



Alternative names	Frances "Fannie" Benjamin Johnston
Description	American journalist, photographer, photojournalist and architectural photographer
Date of birth/death	15 January 1864	16 May 1952
Location of birth/death	West Virginia	New Orleans
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