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Seth Low
Seth Low

Seth Low

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Born:
Jan. 18, 1850, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.
Died:
Sept. 17, 1916, Bedford Hills, N.Y. (aged 66)

Seth Low (born Jan. 18, 1850, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.—died Sept. 17, 1916, Bedford Hills, N.Y.) was an American municipal reformer, university builder, and philanthropist who, during his tenure as president of Columbia College (renamed Columbia University in 1896), transformed it from a small college on a crowded city block into a large university with an impressive campus on Morningside Heights. Low was graduated as valedictorian of Columbia College in 1870, thereupon entering his father’s prosperous importing business and becoming a leader in the tea and silk trades. Low was twice elected mayor of Brooklyn, and his administration (1881–85) was noted ...(100 of 275 words)

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