James Rowland Angell
| James Rowland Angell | |
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| 14th President of Yale University | |
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In office 1921–1937 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Twining Hadley |
| Succeeded by | Charles Seymour |
| Personal details | |
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May 8, 1869 Burlington, Vermont |
| Died | March 4, 1949 (aged 79) Hamden, Connecticut |
| Spouse(s) | Marion Isabel Watrous (1894–1931) Katharine Cramer Woodman (1931–1949) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
James Rowland Angell (/ˈeɪndʒəl/; May 8, 1869 – March 4, 1949) was an American psychologist and educator. He served as the President of Yale University between 1921 and 1937. His father, James Burrill Angell (1829–1916), was president of the University of Vermont from 1866 to 1871 and then the University of Michigan from 1871 to 1909.
Angell was born on May 8, 1869, in Burlington, Vermont. He was born into one of the stellar academic families in American history. His father was the president of the University of Vermont. He was the youngest of three children, with an older brother and sister. When Angell was two years old, his family moved to Ann Arbor so that his father could take up the presidency of the University of Michigan. His maternal grandfather, Alexis Caswell, was a professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at, and later president of, Brown University. He was also a charter member of the National Academy of Sciences. His brother Alexis Caswell Angell became a professor of law of Michigan, and later a federal judge. His sister's husband, Andrew C. McLaughlin, was head of the history department at Michigan. His cousin, Frank Angell, founded psychology laboratories at Cornell and Stanford Universities.
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