Born: 2-Apr-1862
Birthplace: Elizabeth, NJ
Died: 7-Dec-1947
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Educator

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President of Columbia University

"Nicholas Murray Butler told his students that totalitarian regimes brought forth 'men of far greater intelligence, far stronger character, and far more courage than the system of elections,' and if anyone represented the American establishment then it was Dr. Butler, with his 34 honorary degrees, and his thirty year tenure as president of Columbia University." -- William Manchester, The Glory and the Dream, a Narrative History of America, 1932-1972

William Howard Taft's Vice Presidential running-mate in 1912.

Wife: (m. 1887, d. 1903, one daughter)
Wife: (m. 1907)

    University: BA, Columbia University (1882)
    University: PhD Philosophy, Columbia University (1884)
    Professor: Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University (1885-90)
    Professor: Professor of Philosophy and Education, Columbia University (1890-1901)
    Administrator: President, Columbia University (1901-45)

    Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Trustee, President 1925-45
    American Academy of Arts and Letters President 1928-41
    Pilgrims Society
    Nobel Peace Prize 1931 (with Jane Addams)

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