Christopher L. Eisgruber
| Christopher L. Eisgruber | |
|---|---|
| 20th President of Princeton University | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Shirley M. Tilghman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Christopher Ludwig Eisgruber September 24, 1961 Lafayette, Indiana |
| Spouse(s) | Lori Martin |
| Children | Danny |
| Residence | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University (A.B.) Oxford University (MLitt) University of Chicago (J.D.) |
| Profession |
Lawyer Constitutional Scholar University administrator |
| Religion |
Jewish nontheism (previously Catholic) |
Christopher Ludwig Eisgruber (born September 24, 1961) is the 20th and current President of Princeton University.
Eisgruber is a 1983 graduate of Princeton University, where he earned an AB magna cum laude in physics and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. His senior thesis addressed topics in the theory of general relativity. He also studied political theory with Jeffrey K. Tulis "Presidential Installation: The Ideal of a Liberal Arts University". During his junior year at Princeton, he was a member of the Elm Club. In 1987 he received an MLitt in politics from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and he earned a JD cum laude from the University of Chicago Law School in 1988, where he served as editor-in-chief of the University of Chicago Law Review.
Following his graduation from law school, Eisgruber served as law clerk to Judge Patrick Higginbotham of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and then Justice John Paul Stevens of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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