William Trigg Gannaway, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Trigg Gannaway
American academic
Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1825
Place of Birth: Wythe County, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 05-Jun-1910
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About William Trigg Gannaway
- William Trigg Gannaway (June 10, 1825 – June 5, 1910) was an American educator.
- He served as president pro tempore of Duke University (at the time named "Trinity College") during the absence of Braxton Craven in 1864-1865, and was a professor there for some 35 years, starting in 1857 and ending in 1892.
- He was a Professor of Latin, Greek, and philosophy at Trinity College.
- Gannaway was born in Wythe County, Virginia.
- He received his diplomas from Emory and Henry College in 1847.
- He then opened a high school at Floyd Court House, Virginia.
- From 1854 to 1857, Gannaway operated a high school in Germantown, North Carolina.He died at his farm in Randolph County, North Carolina.
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