Martin Brewer Anderson

Martin Brewer Anderson (1815 - 1890) was the first president of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.

Statue of Martin Brewer Anderson on the University of Rochester's River Campus.

[edit] Biography

Anderson was born February 12, 1815 in Brunswick, Maine. He graduated from Waterville College in 1840 and then attended Newton Theological Institution seminary in Newton, Massachusetts. He taught at Waterville College and edited the Baptist weekly New York Recorder.^[1] He died February 26, 1890 in Lake Helen, Florida and is buried in the University of Rochester plot at Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester.^[2]

He served in the position from 1853 to 1888. His initial salary was $1,800 per year.^[3]

Preceded by no one	President of University of Rochester 1853 – 1888	Succeeded by David Jayne Hill

Persondata
NAME	Anderson, Martin Brewer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	First President of University of Rochester
DATE OF BIRTH	February 12, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brunswick, Maine, USA
DATE OF DEATH	February 26, 1890
PLACE OF DEATH	Lake Helen, Florida, USA