Episode 1220
Harrison Randolph
Sat, 2020-Sep-05 01:05 UTC
Length - 2:05
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The random article for Saturday, 5 September 2020 is Harrison Randolph.
Harrison Randolph (December 8, 1871 - 1954) was the 13th President and professor of mathematics at the College of Charleston from 1897 to 1945.
Randolph was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to John Feild Randolph and Virginia Dashiell Randolph, née Bayard. He was a lineal descendant of Edward Randolph of the Bremo Plantation, who was his great-great-great grandfather and Benjamin Harrison V, a paternal ancestor who signed the Declaration of Independence. He attended the University of Virginia, graduating in 1892 with a Master of Arts degree, and continued graduate study there from 1892 through 1895 while also serving as an instructor in mathematics. During this time he also served as the organist in the University of Virginia Chapel and directed the Virginia Glee Club, leading the latter organization on tours through the Southeast. Randolph had been elected of the President of the University of Arkansas in 1892, but declined the position. In 1895, he was elected chair of Mathematics at the University of Arkansas, remaining there until 1897.
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