Francis Wayland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Wayland

President of Brown University

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1796

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1865

Profession: theologian, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Francis Wayland (March 11, 1796 – September 30, 1865), American Baptist educator and economist, was born in New York City, New York.
He was president of Brown University and pastor of the First Baptist Church in America in Providence, Rhode Island.
In Washington, D.C., Wayland Seminary was established in 1867, primarily to educate former slaves, and was named in his honor.
(In 1899, Wayland Seminary merged with another school to become the current Virginia Union University, at Richmond, Virginia.)