Andrew Dickson White

Andrew Dickson White
White in 1885
1st President of Cornell University
In office 1866–1885
Succeeded by	Charles Kendall Adams
16th United States Ambassador to Germany
In office June 19, 1879 (1879-06-19) – August 15, 1881 (1881-08-15)
Preceded by	Bayard Taylor
Succeeded by	Aaron Augustus Sargent
1st President of the American Historical Association
In office 1884–1885
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	George Bancroft
41st United States Ambassador to Russia
In office July 22, 1892 (1892-07-22) – October 1, 1894 (1894-10-01)
Preceded by	Charles Emory Smith
Succeeded by	Clifton R. Breckinridge
24th United States Ambassador to Germany
In office June 12, 1897 (1897-06-12) – November 27, 1902 (1902-11-27)
Preceded by	Edwin F. Uhl
Succeeded by	Charlemagne Tower Jr.
Member of the New York Senate from the 22nd district
In office 1864–1867
Preceded by	Allen Munroe
Succeeded by	George N. Kennedy
Personal details
Born	(1832-11-07)November 7, 1832 Homer, New York, U.S.
Died	November 4, 1918(1918-11-04) (aged 85) Andrew Dickson White House, Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Sage Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S. 42°26′50″N 76°29′05″W / 42.447307°N 76.484592°W / 42.447307; -76.484592
Political party	Republican
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1]
Spouses	Mary A. Outwater ​ ​ (m. 1859; died 1887)​ Helen Magill ​ (m. 1890⁠–⁠1918)​
Residence	Andrew Dickson White House
Alma mater	Yale College (BA, AM)
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Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 – November 4, 1918) was an American historian and educator who co-founded Cornell University, one of eight Ivy League universities in the United States, and served as its first president for nearly two decades. He was known for expanding the scope of college curricula.^[2] A politician, he had served as New York state senator and was later appointed as U.S. ambassador to Germany and Russia.

He was one of the founders of the conflict thesis, which states that science and religion have historically been in conflict, and tried to prove it over the course of approximately 800 pages in his History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom.