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William Barton Rogers (1804-1882) is best known for setting down the founding principles, advocating for, and finally incorporating the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1861. The university opened in 1865 after the American Civil War.
Rogers was educated at the College of William and Mary and later held W&M;'s Professorship of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry from 1828 until 1835. He then served as Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Virginia from 1835 until 1853,...
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