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William Oxley Thompson, D.D. (November 5, 1855 – December 9, 1933) was the fifth president of Ohio State University. [1] [2] During his term as president, he was known for his practice of segregationist policies against black students on campus.
In William Oxley Thompson one finds a university president that believed in the spiritual reality of human sin, the supreme importance of the good news of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, and the duty and privilege of the Christian Church to spread this news to the whole world.
Learn about William Oxley Thompson, the fifth president of Ohio State University from 1899 to 1925. Find out his biography, education, career and death date.
William Oxley Thompson is an outdoor 1930 bronze sculpture by Erwin Frey, installed on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It depicts the university's former president of the same name.
The William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library (commonly referred to as the Thompson Library) is the main library at Ohio State University's Columbus campus. It is the university's largest library and houses its main stacks, special collections, rare books and manuscripts, and many departmental subject libraries.
Oct 13, 2023 · William Oxley Thompson have been an old fashioned orthodoxed [sic], dyed-in-the-wool Presbyterian. I am bound to confess that my behavior has been such as to justify the suspicion that I was a Methodist, but I have been true to the faith just the same. . . 4 Thompson was born in Cambridge, Ohio in 1855 in the heart
Dec 1, 2022 · William Oxley Thompson. Ohio State’s fifth president believed athletics could raise an institution’s reputation, leading to his firm support for sports teams and facilities, including Ohio Stadium. He encouraged faculty to guide teams along ethical principles.
