Joseph Emery

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Joseph Emery
Born(1833-06-02)June 2, 1833
Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 1924(1924-01-18) (aged 90)
Salinas, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
Academic work
DisciplineMathematics
Physics
Geology
Physiology
InstitutionsCorvallis College

Joseph Emery (June 2, 1833 – January 18, 1924) was an American academic and an acting president of Corvallis College, known today as Oregon State University.[1] He taught at Corvallis College from 1867 to 1885.[2]

Corvallis College[]

Joseph Emery was born in Pennsylvania on June 2, 1833. Joining the Corvallis College faculty in 1867, he taught mathematics, physics, geology, and physiology.[1] He was elected as the school's librarian in 1870.[3] Afterward, William Asa Finley, who had then served as Corvallis College's first president since 1865, resigned in June 1872, as a result of which Emery became an acting president of Corvallis College and the faculty head from May 5 to August 30, 1872.[1] Benjamin Lee Arnold succeeded Emery's presidency in September, 1872. Despite the short period of his incumbency, as a president he submitted the first biennial report of Corvallis College to the Governor of Oregon.[1]

In 1885, Emery left Corvallis to become an agent for the U.S. Indian Agency at Klamath.[1]

He died in Salinas, California on January 18, 1924.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e OSU Archives - President's Gallery - Joseph Emery Archived June 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Joseph Emery Lecture Notebook, ca. 1872". Orbis Cascade Alliance. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Chronological history of Oregon State University - 1870 to 1879 Archived June 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Dr. Joseph Emery Called by Death". Corvallis Gazette-Times. January 19, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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