About Noah Porter

Noah Thomas Porter III was an American Congregational minister, academic, philosopher, author, lexicographer and an outspoken anti-slavery activist. Porter Mountain, of the Adirondack Mountains, was named for him after he was the first to climb it in 1875. He was President of Yale College (1871–1886).

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Noah Porter

American academic (1811-1892)

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Occupation: lexicographer, linguist, philosopher, writer

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December 14, 1811

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March 4, 1892

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