William Carey Poland (1846–1929) was an American classical scholar, educator, academic administrator, and former university president. He was Professor Emeritus at Brown University starting in 1915; and the President of Rhode Island School of Design from 1896 to 1907.[1]
William Carey Poland | |
|---|---|
| 5th President of the Rhode Island School of Design | |
| In office 1896–1907 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert W. Ladd |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Comstock Bates |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1846 Goffstown, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 1929 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery |
| Spouse | Clara Harkness |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupation | Classical scholar, educator, academic administrator, former university president |
Biography
editWilliam Carey Poland was born on January 25, 1846, in Goffstown, New Hampshire.[1][2] His father was Baptist minister James Willey Poland.[3] Poland attended Brown University, where he received an A.B. degree and an M.A. degree in 1868.[2][1]
He served as the director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens in 1891.[1] He taught Greek and Latin at Brown University from 1870 to 1890 and taught art history from 1892 to 1915.[1] In 1878, he worked as a private tutor for John Carter Brown's two sons to prepare them for college.[3][4] Brown's sons John and Harold traveled with Poland to Berlin, Paris, and Cannes to study classics.[3] When he retired in 1915, he was made Professor Emeritus of Art History.[2]
He was the fifth president of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), serving from 1896 to 1907.[1] During his time at RISD, the school acquired Memorial Hall on Benefit Street (in 1903), marking the school's physical expansion beyond a single building.[5]
Poland was married to Clara (née Harkness), daughter of Albert Harkness, and together they had three sons.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "William Carey Poland diaries and photographs". Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online (RIAMCO). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ^ a b c "Obituary for William Carey Poland (Aged 83)". The Journal (Meriden, Connecticut). March 20, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Prof Poland of Brown Dead". The Boston Globe. March 20, 1929. p. 13. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Poland, William Carey". Encyclopedia Brunoniana. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ Dewing Schmid Kearns (March 2014). "RISD Campus Master Plan—State of the College Report: Phase I" (PDF).
- ^ Who's Who in New England: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men and Women of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. A.N. Marquis Company. 1938. p. 1021.
- ^ "Prof. William C. Poland, Nationally Known Art Authority Dies at Eighty-three". Times Machine. The New York Times. March 20, 1929. p. 23. Retrieved July 29, 2022.