William Barton Rogers

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academic administrator educator geologist human

William Barton Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist and educator best known for establishing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and shaping its practical, science-focused educational philosophy.

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William Barton Rogers canonical 7

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instanceOf academic administrator ⓘ
educator ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
burialPlace Mount Auburn Cemetery ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1804-12-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1882-05-30 ⓘ
educatedAt College of William & Mary ⓘ
familyName Rogers ⓘ
fieldOfWork geology ⓘ
science education ⓘ
founded Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasOccupation scientific writer ⓘ
influenced Massachusetts Institute of Technology curriculum ⓘ
influencedBy European polytechnic institutes ⓘ
knownFor developing a practical, science-focused educational philosophy ⓘ
founding the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
middleName Barton ⓘ
movement American scientific education reform ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableIdea integration of scientific research and technical education ⓘ
notableWork founding of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
geological surveys of Virginia ⓘ
occupation educator ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
university president ⓘ
placeOfBirth Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
positionHeld founding president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
professor at the College of William & Mary ⓘ
professor at the University of Virginia ⓘ
state geologist of Virginia ⓘ
religion Unitarianism ⓘ
residence Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Henry Darwin Rogers ⓘ
Robert Empie Rogers ⓘ
spouse Emma Savage Rogers ⓘ
workLocation Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology → founder → William Barton Rogers ⓘ
Barton → isMiddleNameOf → William Barton Rogers ⓘ
Henry Darwin Rogers → sibling → William Barton Rogers ⓘ
Emma Savage Rogers → spouse → William Barton Rogers ⓘ
President of MIT → firstHolder → William Barton Rogers ⓘ
William Rogers → isAmbiguousWith → William Barton Rogers ⓘ
first geological survey of Pennsylvania → participant → William Barton Rogers ⓘ
subject surface form: First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania