Preceded by William Leroy Broun Name Charles Thach | Education Auburn University Succeeded by Spright Dowell | |
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Born March 15, 1860
Athens, Alabama ( 1860-03-15 ) Died October 15, 1921, Dalton, Georgia, United States | ||
Charles Coleman Thach (March 15, 1860 – October 15, 1921) was the President of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now known as Auburn University, from 1902 to 1920.
Biography
Charles Coleman Thach was born in Athens, Alabama in 1860. He graduated from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now known as Auburn University, in 1877. He became a Professor of English in 1885. He was also teaching Political Economy. He was President in the same institution from 1902 to 1920.
He was a member of the American Economic Association. He was a founding member of the Alabama Library Association.
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