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Timothy Dwight IV - Definition

Timothy Dwight (May 14, 1752 - January 11, 1817), grandson of theologian Jonathan Edwards, was a Congregationalist minister. He matriculated at Yale College at age 13, and received his Doctor of Divinity degree from Princeton University in 1787. He served as President of Yale College from 1795 to 1817, and helped found Andover Theological Seminary in 1809.

Preceded by:
Ezra Stiles

Presidents of Yale

Succeeded by:
Jeremiah Day


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