# Charles Eliot — The Education of Henry Adams character guide

> Charles Eliot in The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** President Eliot

**First appearance:** 0023-xxi-twenty-years-after-1892

## Who they are

President of Harvard University.

## In the story

### [Chaos (1870)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xix-chaos-1870)

President of Harvard who appoints Adams as professor of medieval history despite Adams' lack of expertise.

### [Failure (1871)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xx-failure-1871)

President of Harvard College who hints at recognizing Adams's services and initiates reforms.

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