David Starr Jordan
President of Stanford University
Died when: 80 years 243 days (968 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913.He was an ichthyologist during his research career.
Prior to serving as president of Stanford University, he had served as president of Indiana University from 1884 to 1891.Starr was also a strong supporter of eugenics, and his published views expressed a fear of "race-degeneration" and asserted that cattle and human beings are "governed by the same laws of selection".
He was an antimilitarist since he believed that war killed off the best members of the gene pool, and he initially opposed American involvement in World War I.
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