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Low, Seth

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Low, Seth (1850–1916)

US politician and college president. A successful merchant, he developed public schools and transportation and a permanent civil service as mayor of Brooklyn (1881–86) and New York City (1901–03). As president of Columbia College (1890–1901) he bought the Morningside Heights site. Columbia University's Low Library is named after him. Low was born in Brooklyn, New York.



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