Charles L. Ingersoll

Charles L. Ingersoll (1844 – 1895) was an American professor of agriculture and academic administrator.

Charles L. Ingersoll
President of Colorado State University
In office
1882–1891
Preceded byElijah Evan Edwards
(Ainsworth E. Blount interim)
Succeeded byAlston Ellis
(James W. Lawrence interim)
Personal details
Born
Charles Lee Ingersoll

(1844-11-01)November 1, 1844[1][2]
Perry, New York, United States
DiedDecember 8, 1895(1895-12-08) (aged 51)[1][2]
Grand Junction, Colorado
Alma materState Agricultural College of Michigan

Career

Ingersoll was born in Perry, New York on November 1, 1844.[1][2] He enlisted in Ninth Michigan Cavalry in the Civil War. In 1872, he enrolled at the State Agricultural College of Michigan and received a B.S. degree in 1874. After graduating, he taught and managed the experimental farm at the State Agricultural College of Michigan.[3]

In 1879, Ingersoll was hired as the first instructor in School of Agriculture at Purdue University. In 1882, he became the President of Colorado State Agricultural College (which later became Colorado State University), where he served until 1891.[3][4] Ingersoll broadened and strengthened the curriculum Colorado State, which was a fledgling, narrow-focused struggling agricultural school when he arrived there. He then went on to serve as dean of the Industrial College of the University of Nebraska.[5]

He died on December 8, 1895 in Grand Junction, Colorado.[1][2]

References
  1. Liberty Hyde Bailey, ed. (1917). "Ingersoll, Charles Lee". Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural Conditions, Practices and Ideals in the United States and Canada, Volume 4. p. 587.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2019-11-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Ingersoll, Charles L. (1844-)". Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections.
  4. "Charles L. Ingersoll 1882 - 1891". Colorado State University Libraries. Archived from the original on 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  5. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=libelecrefmat


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