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Timothy Dwight V (November 16, 1828 – May 26, 1916) was an American academic, educator, Congregational minister, and President of Yale University (1886–1898). During his years as the school's president, Yale's schools first organized as a university.
Timothy Dwight V (16 de noviembre de 1828 - 26 de mayo de 1916) fue un académico, educador, ministro congregacional y presidente de la Universidad de Yale (1886-1898) estadounidense. Durante sus años como presidente de la escuela, las escuelas de Yale se organizaron por primera vez como una universidad.
Dwight was the leader of the evangelical New Divinity faction of Congregationalism, a group closely identified with Connecticut's emerging commercial elite. Although fiercely opposed by religious moderates, most notably Yale President Ezra Stiles, he was elected to the presidency of Yale on Stiles's death in 1795.
In 1878, Yale incorporated as a university, and incumbent Timothy Dwight V became the last president of the college and the first of Yale University. The first president not ordained as a minister was Arthur Twining Hadley, inaugurated in 1899; no ordained person has held the office since.
Dwight V was a student at Yale and also served as a professor of sacred literature and a professor in the Divinity School before serving as president of the university. Timothy Dwight V’s portrait signifies legacy, history, and growth.
Few men have poured out as much for Yale as did Timothy Dwight. He was a prodigious scholar, a brilliant educator, and an educational reformer far ahead of his time. He was the chief architect of Yale as a university.
10 de may. de 2024 · Timothy Dwight (born May 14, 1752, Northampton, Massachusetts—died January 11, 1817, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.) was an American educator, theologian, and poet who had a strong instructive influence during his time.
