James Clarke Welling
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| Born | July 14, 1825 |
| Died | September 4, 1894 (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University, 1844 |
| Known for | President of Columbian University; cofounder of the National Geographic Society |
James Clarke Welling (July 14, 1825 – September 4, 1894) was the President of Columbian University, now called George Washington University, from 1871 to 1894. He was a cofounder of the National Geographic Society.
During the Civil War, he wrote for the National Intelligencer. Welling was a professor at Princeton University when in 1871 he accepted the presidency of Columbian College. He became the sixth president of the university.
"The last occasion in which he appeared in public was at the laying of the new cornerstone of the Corcoran Gallery of Art."
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