About Charles Keyser Edmunds
Lived 1876 – 1949 (aged 72–73). Charles Keyser Edmunds was an American university president, engineer and physicist.
Charles Keyser Edmunds (September 21, 1876 –8 January 1949) was an American engineer and physicist who served as president of Lingnan University in Canton, China, and Pomona College in Claremont, California.
Life and career Edmunds was born in Baltimore and attended Johns Hopkins University, graduating in 1897. He also inspired a growing interest in Asian culture at the college. An academic building opened in 2007 was named Edmunds Hall in his honor.
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Who was Charles Keyser Edmunds?
Fifth president of Pomona College (1876–1949)
When was Charles Keyser Edmunds born?
Charles Keyser Edmunds was born in 1876 in Baltimore.
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Charles Keyser Edmunds died on 8 January 1949 in Claremont.
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Charles Keyser Edmunds was a university president, engineer and physicist.
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Charles Keyser Edmunds was American.
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