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Francis Wayland
FRANCIS WAYLAND (1796-1865) was a prominent American educator, Baptist minister, economist and prolific writer of theological works and academic textbooks. He was president of Brown University (182...view moreFRANCIS WAYLAND (1796-1865) was a prominent American educator, Baptist minister, economist and prolific writer of theological works and academic textbooks. He was president of Brown University (1827-55) and pastored the First Baptist Church of Boston, and the First Baptist Church of Providence, Rhode Island. As a forward-thinking educator he expanded student access to college learning through progressive reforms.view less