Nathaniel Fish Moore
| Nathaniel Fish Moore | |
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| 8th President of Columbia University | |
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In office 1842–1849 |
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| Preceded by | William Alexander Duer |
| Succeeded by | Charles King |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 25, 1782 Newton, Illinois |
| Died | April 27, 1872 (aged 89) Hudson, New York |
Nathaniel Fish Moore (December 25, 1782 – April 27, 1872) was the eighth president of Columbia College; he had earlier been a lawyer and served on the faculty. He was the nephew of the college's former president Benjamin Moore.
In 1820, Moore began his career at Columbia College as a professor of Greek and Latin. He was appointed the first full-time Librarian of the College in 1838. Four years later, Moore was elected the eighth president of the college, resigning under unremarkable circumstances in 1849.
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