Charles R. Van Hise

American geologist (1857–1918)

Charles Richard Van Hise (May 29, 1857 – November 19, 1918) was an American geologist, academic and progressive. He served as president of the University of Wisconsin (UW) in Madison, Wisconsin, from 1903 to 1918.

I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the University reaches every family of the state.

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  • I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the University reaches every family of the state.
    • Address (1905), as quoted in The Storm Before the Storm (2017)
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