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James Clarke Welling (1825–1894) was the President of Columbian University, now called George Washington University, from 1871 to 1894.〔(Welling, James Clarke ). At Historical Encyclopedia, George Washington University site〕 He was a cofounder of the National Geographic Society.〔Cathy Hunter. (James Clarke Welling: A Champion of Education in the Nation’s Capital ). Posted July 26, 2012 at ''Newswatch'', National Geographic Society web site.〕 During the Civil War, he wrote for the National Intelligencer.〔Hagner, A.B. (1894) (Memorial of James Clarke Welling ). Historical Society of Washington, D.C. p. 47〕 Welling was a professor at Princeton University when in 1871 he accepted the presidency of Columbian College.〔Kayser, Elmer Louis. 1970. ''Bricks Without Straw: The Evolution of George Washington University''. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. ((Online at GWU's Gelman Library ))〕 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."〔Hagner, A.B. (1894), p. 50〕 == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Clarke Welling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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