Cyrus Nutt

Cyrus Nutt (1814--1875) served as the fifth president of Indiana University.

Education

Allegheny College (B.A. 1831)

Professional Background

Professor of languages at Asbury (now DePauw) University (1837-1843), president of Fort Wayne Female College (1849-1850), president of Whitewater College (1850-1855), professor of mathematics at Asbury University (1857-1860)

Biography

Cyrus Nutt was elected to be Indiana University’s fifth president in 1860 and was installed on June 27, 1861. IU became coeducational during Nutt’s administration, admitting its first female student in 1867. Nutt led the university for 15 years before resigning in 1875. He died a few weeks after his resignation.

Academic offices
Preceded by John Hiram Lathrop	President of Indiana University 1860 – 1875	Succeeded by Lemuel Moss

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Name	Nutt, Cyrus
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Date of death	1875
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