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Cadzao Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
McLean Professor
"Crane Brinton, McLean professor of Ancient and Modern History at Harvard University,..."
What is "McLean professor?"
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Cadzao
What is "McLean professor?"
Please help!
Cadzao
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Honorific title. His chair is probably sponsored by some McLean entity (company, foundation, etc).
- Honorific title.
- His chair is probably sponsored by some McLean entity (company, foundation, etc).
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Honorific title.
His chair is probably sponsored by some McLean entity (company, foundation, etc).
His chair is probably sponsored by some McLean entity (company, foundation, etc).
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Marius HancuHonorific title.Toothpaste?
His chair is probably sponsored by some McLean entity (company, foundation, etc).
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The McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History was established at Harvard in 1838. I don't know who McLean was or why he loved either Harvard or the subject of history enough to endow a professorship, but it was first held by a man who later went on to become the president of the university.
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