The New Student's Reference Work/Jordan, David Starr

Jor′dan, David Starr, naturalist and educator, formerly president, now chancellor of Leland Stanford University, was born at Gainesville, N. Y., Jan. 19, 1851, and graduated at Cornell University and at Indiana Medical College. From 1872 to 1879 he held chairs at various collegiate institutions, and from 1879 to 1885 was professor of zoology in and from 1885 to 1891 president of Indiana University. He also acted as assistant to the United States fish-commission, and was United States commissioner in charge of the fur-seal investigations. In 1891 he was chosen president of the Leland Stanford University, He resigned the presidency in 1913, and was appointed chancellor. He is the author of Invertebrate Animals of the Northern United States; Fishes of Northern and Middle America; Factors of Organic Evolution; Care and Culture of Men; and numerous papers on ichthyology.