William C. Larrabee
American academic
About William C. Larrabee
Lived 1802 – 1859 (aged 56–57). William C. Larrabee was an American, known for DePauw University.
William C. Larrabee (1802–1859) was the third president of DePauw University.
Larrabee attended Bowdoin College at the same time as United States President Franklin Pierce and graduated in 1828.
Before becoming president of DePauw, Larrabee taught at Connecticut's Wesleyan University and Oneida College Seminary in New York. He took over the chair of mathematics in 1841 and also taught the natural sciences. Larrabee served as the acting president of DePauw, then known as Indiana Asbury University from 1848 to 1849 after Matthew Simpson and before Lucien W. Barry. After 10 years on the faculty, Larrabee left Asbury to become Indiana's first superintendent of public instruction.
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American academic (1802–1859)
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William C. Larrabee was born in 1802.
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William C. Larrabee died in 1859.
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William C. Larrabee was known for DePauw University.
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William C. Larrabee was American.
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