Benjamin Ide Wheeler

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General Notes

Benjamin Ide Wheeler (Randolph, Massachusetts, 1854 – 1927) was a Greek and comparative philology professor at Cornell University as well as President of the University of California from 1899 to 1919.
Wheeler graduated from Brown University in 1875. During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire he was a member of Mayor Eugene Schmitz's Committee of Fifty.
Under Wheeler the University of California underwent one of its periods of greatest growth. He also expanded the powers of the president, gaining the power to appoint all faculty.
The University of California, Berkeley named Wheeler Hall in his honor. A Liberty ship was also named in his honor, the SS Benjamin Ide Wheeler.

Education Details
- Benjamin attended Brown University in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island to 1875.

Occupation Details
- From 1899 to 1919 Benjamin's occupation was Professor of Greek and Comparative Philology full time in education for University of California, in Oakland, Alameda County, California.
  
  From 1899 to 1919 his occupation was President full time in education for University of California, in Oakland, Alameda County, California.