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John Whelan Sterling was a pioneer faculty member of the University of Wisconsin - Madison. When the first university chancellor John Hiram Lathrop opened the school in 1849, he and Sterling were the only two professors. As an early faculty member and in his capacity as dean of faculty and vice chancellor from 1861-1867, Sterling was often called the "father of the university," despite never holding the office of president or chancellor.

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  • John Whelan Sterling was a pioneer faculty member of the University of Wisconsin - Madison. When the first university chancellor John Hiram Lathrop opened the school in 1849, he and Sterling were the only two professors. As an early faculty member and in his capacity as dean of faculty and vice chancellor from 1861-1867, Sterling was often called the "father of the university," despite never holding the office of president or chancellor. (en)
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  • 1816-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1885-03-09 (xsd:date)
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  • 1885-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Black Walnut, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania (en)
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  • John W. Sterling (en)
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  • Nurturing the University of Wisconsin in its formative years. (en)
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  • John Whelan Sterling was a pioneer faculty member of the University of Wisconsin - Madison. When the first university chancellor John Hiram Lathrop opened the school in 1849, he and Sterling were the only two professors. As an early faculty member and in his capacity as dean of faculty and vice chancellor from 1861-1867, Sterling was often called the "father of the university," despite never holding the office of president or chancellor. (en)
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