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Cadzao Posted 20 years ago
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McLean Professor

"Crane Brinton, McLean professor of Ancient and Modern History at Harvard University,..."

What is "McLean professor?"

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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).
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Thank you for your help.
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Marius HancuHonorific title.
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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