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Van Hise, Charles

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Van Hise, Charles (Richard) (1857–1918)

US college president and geologist. A specialist in pre-Cambrian and metamorphic geology and a member of the US Geologic Survey, he taught at the University of Wisconsin (1879–1903). As Wisconsin's president (1903–18), he oversaw a major expansion and developed an extension service, creating an influential model for other state universities. Van Hise was born in Fulton, Wisconsin.



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