Ezra Stiles
Ezra Stiles (10 December [O.S. 29 November] 1727 – May 12, 1795) was an American educator, academic, Congregationalist minister, theologian, and author. He is noted as the seventh president of Yale College (1778–1795) and one of the founders of Brown University. According to religious historian Timothy L. Hall, Stiles' tenure at Yale distinguishes him as "one of the first great American college presidents."
The Reverend Ezra Stiles | |
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Stiles, 1770–1771, by Samuel King | |
| 7th President of Yale University | |
| In office 1778–1795 | |
| Preceded by | Naphtali Daggett as pro tempore |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Dwight IV |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December [O.S. 29 November] 1727 North Haven, Connecticut Colony |
| Died | May 12, 1795 (aged 67) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Relations | Edward Taylor (grandfather) |
| Children | Betsey Stiles; Ruth (Stiles) Gannett; Emilia (Stiles) Leavitt; Polly (Stiles) Holmes; Isaac Stiles |
| Residence | Ezra Stiles House (1756–1776) |
| Education | Yale College |
| Signature | |
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