Martin Brewer Anderson

Martin Brewer Anderson


1st President of the University of Rochester
In office 1889–1896
Succeeded by	David Jayne Hill
Personal details
Born	(1815-02-12)February 12, 1815 Brunswick, Maine
Died	February 26, 1890(1890-02-26) (aged 75) Lake Helen, Florida
Alma mater	Colby College
Religion	Christian (Baptist)

Rev. Martin Brewer Anderson (1815–1890) was the first president of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.

Statue of Martin Brewer Anderson on the University of Rochester's River Campus.

Biography

Anderson was born February 12, 1815 in Brunswick, Maine. He graduated from Waterville College in 1840 and then attended Newton Theological Institution in Newton, Massachusetts. He taught at Waterville College and edited the Baptist weekly New York Recorder.^[1] He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1864.^[2] He died February 26, 1890 in Lake Helen, Florida and is buried in the University of Rochester plot at Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester.^[3]

He served in the position from 1853 to 1888. His initial salary was $1,800 per year.^[4]

Academic offices
Preceded by New position	President of the University of Rochester 1853 – 1888	Succeeded by David Jayne Hill

University of Rochester

Academics	College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Eastman School of Music Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development School of Medicine and Dentistry School of Nursing William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration The Institute of Optics

Campuses and locations	River Campus University of Rochester Medical Center Eastman Campus South Campus Rush Rhees Library Memorial Art Gallery George Eastman Museum Eastman Theatre Sibley Music Library University of Rochester Arboretum Other Properties

Research facilities	C. E. K. Mees Observatory Laboratory for Laser Energetics University of Rochester Medical Center

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