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Carnegie Institution of Washington

It is proposed to found in the city of Washington, an institution which…shall in the broadest and most liberal manner encourage investigation, research, and discovery [and] show the application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind…” — Andrew Carnegie, January 28, 1902

Presidents

1902 to 1904 - Daniel Coit Gilman (S&B 1852)

1904 to 1920 - Robert S. Woodward (Psychologist. Yale)

1921 to 1938 - John C. Merriam (Boone and Crockett Club)

1939 to 1955 - Vannevar Bush (Freemason. MJ-12)**

1956 to 1971 - Caryl P. Haskins

1971 to 1978 - Philip Abelson

1978 to 1987 - James D. Ebert

1987 to 1988 - Edward E. David, Jr. (Acting President) (CFR)

1989 to 2002 - Maxine F. Singer

Jan. – April 2003 - Michael E. Gellert (Acting President)(CFR)

Apr 2003 – September 2014 - Richard A. Meserve (CFR. Covington & Burling. Sigma Xi. Phi Beta Kappa.)

1 Sep 2014 – December 31, 2017 - Matthew P. Scott

1 Jan 2018 – 30 Jun 2018 - John Mulchaey and Yixian Zheng (Interim Co-Presidents)

2 Jul 2018 – present - Eric D. Isaacs

1910 to 1918 - Chairman - Andrew D. White (S&B 1853)

1902 to 1904 - 1st President - Daniel Coit Gilman (S&B 1852)

1904 to 31 Dec 1928 - Thomas Burr Osborne (S&B 1881) - Assisted by grants from Carnegie Institution of Washington, which he served as a research associate.

Cary Travers Grayson Jr. (S&B 1942) - Carnegie Corp.

? to ? - President - Clive Livingston DuVal (S&K 1903)

Frederic Collin Walcott (S&B 1891) - Executive committee Carnegie Institution of Washington

? to ? - William Nimick Frew (S&K 1876) - A business associate of Andrew Carnegie who served as both Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Carnegie Institute and President of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Library.

Andrew J. Montague (Freemason)
- Trustee of the Carnegie Institution, Washington D.C.
- Trustee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

[1] - Official Website - Carnegie Science

[2] - FYI - Wiki - Carnegie Institution of Washington

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