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“He was extremely reticent in his religious sentiments, at least in all that he wrote. Allusions to his belief are rarely, if ever, to be met with in his correspondence.”

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Daniel Coit Gilman

Daniel Coit Gilman was an American educator and scholar, born on July 6, 1831, and died on October 13, 1908. He served as the first president of Johns Hopkins University, known for his contributions to the development of higher education in the United States. more

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