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Who was the first president of Johns Hopkins University?

  • Daniel Coit Gilman

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  • George Peabody

  • Woodrow Wilson

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Daniel Coit Gilman was inaugurated as the first president of Johns Hopkins University on February 22, 1876. He led the university to revolutionize higher education in the U.S. by integrating teaching and research.
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