Charles Coleman Thach

Charles Coleman Thach

Thatch pictured in The Glomerata 1919, Auburn yearbook
President of Auburn University
In office
1902–1920
Preceded by William Leroy Broun
Succeeded by Spright Dowell
Personal details
Born (1860-03-15)March 15, 1860
Athens, Alabama
Died October 15, 1921(1921-10-15) (aged 61)
Dalton, Georgia

Charles Coleman Thach (March 15, 1860 – October 15, 1921) was the President of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University, from 1902 to 1920.[1]

Biography

Charles Coleman Thach was born in Athens, Alabama in 1860.[2] He graduated from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now known as Auburn University, in 1877.[1][3] He became a Professor of English in 1885.[1][2] He was also teaching Political Economy.[4] He was President in the same institution from 1902 to 1920.[1][2]

He was a member of the American Economic Association.[4] He was a founding member of the Alabama Library Association.[4]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Auburn library
  2. 1 2 3 Auburn archives
  3. Encyclopedia of Alabama
  4. 1 2 3 David Whitten, A History of Economics and Business at Auburn University, Routledge, 1992, pp. 20-22
Academic offices
Preceded by
William Leroy Broun
President of Auburn University
1902–1920
Succeeded by
Spright Dowell


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