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The Reverend
Ezekiel Robinson
The Reverend Ezekiel Robinson
7th President of Brown University
	In office; 1872–1889
Preceded by	Alexis Caswell
Succeeded by	Elisha Andrews
Personal details
Born	March 23, 1815; Attleboro, Massachusetts, US
Died	June 13, 1894 (aged 79); Boston, Massachusetts, US
Resting place	Mount Hope Cemetery; Rochester, New York, US
Spouse	Harriet Richards Parker
Alma mater	Brown University
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Ezekiel Gilman Robinson (March 23, 1815 – June 13, 1894) was an American Baptist clergyman, theologian and educator, born at Attleboro, Massachusetts, and educated at Brown University and at Newton Theological Institution.^[1] He preached at Norfolk, Virginia, and at Cambridge, Massachusetts, was professor of Hebrew and biblical interpretation in the Western Theological Seminary (Covington, Kentucky), and in 1849 accepted a call to a church in Cincinnati, Ohio.^[2] Three years later he was appointed professor of theology in Rochester Theological Seminary and in 1868 was made its president.^[3] From 1872^[4] to 1889^[5] he was president of Brown University, and from 1893 to his death he occupied the chair of ethics and apologetics at the University of Chicago. He edited the Christian Review from 1859 to 1864.

Presidency of Brown

Some of the highlights of his presidency at Brown include:^[6]

Held the Chair of Moral Philosophy and Metaphysics
Erection of the Robinson Library (1878); Slater Hall; Sayles Hall; and an addition to Rhode Island Hall
College funds were increased
Delivered the baccalaureate sermons
He delivered a series of lectures on the History of Intellectual Philosophy and Metaphysical Science in Manning Hall
Preached in pulpits across Providence

^ "Death of the Rev. E. G. Robinson", The New York Times, Boston, Massachusetts (published June 14, 1894), p. 1, June 14, 1894, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved April 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
^ Mitchell, Martha (1993), "Robinson, Ezekiel Gilman", Encyclopedia Brunoniana, Providence, Rhode Island: Brown University Library, p. 210, OCLC 31085279, retrieved October 5, 2009
^ Rochester Theological Seminary (1920), General catalogue 1850 to 1920, Rochester, New York: E. R. Andrews Printing Co., p. 27, OCLC 7407942, retrieved October 5, 2009
^ "The President Elect of Brown University", The New York Times (published January 26, 1872), p. 5, January 26, 1872, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved April 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
^ "Brown's President Resigns", The New York Times, Providence, Rhode Island (published March 21, 1889), p. 5, March 21, 1889, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved April 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
^ The Biographical Cyclopedia of Representative Men of Rhode Island. Vol. 1. Providence: National Biographical Publishing Company. 1881. p. 273.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Academic offices
First	President of the Rochester Theological Seminary 1868–1872	Succeeded by Augustus H. Strong
Preceded by Alexis Caswell	President of Brown University 1872–1889	Succeeded by Elisha Andrews