Mark Hopkins (educator)
Mark Hopkins | |
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Mark Hopkins from a daguerreotype c. 1840s | |
| Born | February 4, 1802 |
| Died | June 17, 1887 (aged 85) |
| Spouse |
Mary Hubbell (m. 1832) |
| Children | 10, including Henry Hopkins |
| Relatives | Samuel Hopkins (great-uncle) |
| Honours | American Hall of Fame |
| Academic background | |
| Education |
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| Academic work | |
| Notable students | James A. Garfield |
| President of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions | |
| In office 1857–1887 | |
| 4th President of Williams College | |
| In office 1836–1872 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Dorr Griffin |
| Succeeded by | Paul Ansel Chadbourne |
Mark Hopkins (February 4, 1802 – June 17, 1887) was an American educator and Congregationalist theologian, president of Williams College from 1836 to 1872. An epigram — widely attributed to President James A. Garfield, a student of Hopkins — defined an ideal college as "Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other."