Yale Professors & Scholars
Frank Aarebrot; professor of comparative politics at University of Bergen.
A. Elizabeth Adams (Ph.D. 1926) professor of Zoology at Mount Holyoke College.
Diogenes Allen (B.D., Ph.D. 1964) philosopher, theologian, professor at Princeton Theological Seminary (1981-2002).
Richard Lee Armstrong (BSc. 1959 Ph.D. 1964 Geology) American/Canadian geochemist.
Walter A. Bell (MSc. 1911, Ph.D. 1920 geology) Canadian geologist & paleontologist.
Edward Bouchet (BA 1874, Ph.D. 1876, physics) first African American to graduate from Yale and the first to receive a Ph.D. at an American university.
Robert Brandom (BA 1972) philosopher at the University of Pittsburgh.
Katharine Jeanette Bush (Ph.D. 1901) zoologist, first woman to receive a Ph.D. in science from Yale.
Mark T. Carleton (BA 1957) Louisiana historian.
Steve Charnovitz (BA 1975, JD 1998) law professor at George Washington University.
Janet Coleman (BA, M.Phil, Ph.D) professor of Ancient & Medieval Political Thought at London School of Economics.
William Cornyn (AM 1942, Ph.D. 1944). professor of Slavic & South East Asian Linguistics.
Leo Damrosch (BA 1963) professor at Harvard University, 2005 National Book Award finalist for "Jean Jacques Rousseau: Restless Genius."
David Bates Douglass, professor at the US Military Academy, President of Kenyon College, designer of Green-wood Cemetery, member of Lewis Cass expedition of 1820.
Jacques Ehrmann, literary theorist & French department professor from 1961 to 1972.
John C. Ewers (MA 1934) ethnologist & first director of the National Museum of American History
Douglas Hodgkin (BA) political scientist at Bates College, author.
Ebenezer Kingsbury Hunt (BA 1833) President of the Connecticut State Medical Society, director of the Retreat for the Insance.
David Kolb (M.Phil 1970, Ph.D. 1972) philosopher at Bates College.
Arthur Lander BA, developmental biologist at University of California at Irvine.
Robert Langlands Ph.D. 1960, mathematician, emeritus professor, Institute for Advanced Study, author of the Langlands program.
Hart Day Leavitt BA 1934; English teacher, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1937 to 1975.
Robert C. Lieberman BA 1986; political scientist & provost at John Hopkins University.
Andreas Mandelis; B.Sc.1974; expert on photonics, Professor at the University of Toronto.
F.O. Matthiessen (BA 1923) literary historian, professor at Harvard University.
George Marcus BA 1968; anthropologist, professor at University of California at Irvine.
Scotty McLennan BA 1970; Dean for religious life at Stanford University.
Thomas V. Morris Ph.D.; former University of Notre Dame philosophy professor, currently founding chairman of the Morris Institute of Human Values.
E.R. Ward Neale MS 1951, Ph.D. 1952; geologist, professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Johnathan Oberlander MA 1990, M.Phil 1993, Ph.D. 1995; author and Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
H.T. Odum Ph.D. 1950; ecologist, professor at the University of Florida.
Bilal Orfali Ph.D. 2009; professor of Arabic language & Islamic Studies at the American Institute of Beirut.
Saul K. Padover MA 1930; historian, political scientist at the New School for Social Research in New York City.
Eileen Pollack BS; Professor of creative writing at the University of Michigan.
J. Roger Porter Ph.D. 1938; microbiology professor at the University of Iowa 1938 to 1979.
Tia Powell MD; psychiatrist, former head of NY State Task Force on Life & The Law.
Christian R. H. Raetz (BS 1967) professor of biochemistry at Duke University.
James Rothman (BA 1971) biologist, winner of the 2002 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research.
Chris William Sanchiricco (JD, Ph.D 1994) professor of law, business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Ofelia Schutte; professor of philosophy at the University of Southern Florida.
Florence Seibert Ph.D. 1923; biochemist, winner of the 1942 Garvan Olin Medal & Member of the National Women's Hall of Fame.
T.K. Seung BA, Ph.D.; professor of philosophy, government & law at the University of Texas, Austin.
Benjamin Silliman (BA 1796) father of American scientific education.
Robert B. Stepto, professor of English, pioneering African American studies scholar.
Matthias Storme, professor of law at Catholic University of Louvain & Antwerp University.
David Swensen Ph.D.; Yale endowment manager & professor at Yale School of Management.
Frank Bigelow Tarbell (BA 1873; Ph.D. 1879) historian, archaeologist, and professor of classic studies at the University of Chicago.
John Griggs Thompson (BA 1955) mathematician, winner of the Fields Medal in 1970.
Daniel S. Weld BA, BS 1982; professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington.
Josiah Whitney BA 1839; geologist, chief of California Geological Survey & geology professor at Harvard University.
Donald Goddard Wing; librarian & bibliographer at Yale University Library.
Yung Wing BA 1844; first Chinese person to receive an American college degree.
A. Elizabeth Adams (Ph.D. 1926) professor of Zoology at Mount Holyoke College.
Diogenes Allen (B.D., Ph.D. 1964) philosopher, theologian, professor at Princeton Theological Seminary (1981-2002).
Richard Lee Armstrong (BSc. 1959 Ph.D. 1964 Geology) American/Canadian geochemist.
Walter A. Bell (MSc. 1911, Ph.D. 1920 geology) Canadian geologist & paleontologist.
Edward Bouchet (BA 1874, Ph.D. 1876, physics) first African American to graduate from Yale and the first to receive a Ph.D. at an American university.
Robert Brandom (BA 1972) philosopher at the University of Pittsburgh.
Katharine Jeanette Bush (Ph.D. 1901) zoologist, first woman to receive a Ph.D. in science from Yale.
Mark T. Carleton (BA 1957) Louisiana historian.
Steve Charnovitz (BA 1975, JD 1998) law professor at George Washington University.
Janet Coleman (BA, M.Phil, Ph.D) professor of Ancient & Medieval Political Thought at London School of Economics.
William Cornyn (AM 1942, Ph.D. 1944). professor of Slavic & South East Asian Linguistics.
Leo Damrosch (BA 1963) professor at Harvard University, 2005 National Book Award finalist for "Jean Jacques Rousseau: Restless Genius."
David Bates Douglass, professor at the US Military Academy, President of Kenyon College, designer of Green-wood Cemetery, member of Lewis Cass expedition of 1820.
Jacques Ehrmann, literary theorist & French department professor from 1961 to 1972.
John C. Ewers (MA 1934) ethnologist & first director of the National Museum of American History
Douglas Hodgkin (BA) political scientist at Bates College, author.
Ebenezer Kingsbury Hunt (BA 1833) President of the Connecticut State Medical Society, director of the Retreat for the Insance.
David Kolb (M.Phil 1970, Ph.D. 1972) philosopher at Bates College.
Arthur Lander BA, developmental biologist at University of California at Irvine.
Robert Langlands Ph.D. 1960, mathematician, emeritus professor, Institute for Advanced Study, author of the Langlands program.
Hart Day Leavitt BA 1934; English teacher, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1937 to 1975.
Robert C. Lieberman BA 1986; political scientist & provost at John Hopkins University.
Andreas Mandelis; B.Sc.1974; expert on photonics, Professor at the University of Toronto.
F.O. Matthiessen (BA 1923) literary historian, professor at Harvard University.
George Marcus BA 1968; anthropologist, professor at University of California at Irvine.
Scotty McLennan BA 1970; Dean for religious life at Stanford University.
Thomas V. Morris Ph.D.; former University of Notre Dame philosophy professor, currently founding chairman of the Morris Institute of Human Values.
E.R. Ward Neale MS 1951, Ph.D. 1952; geologist, professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Johnathan Oberlander MA 1990, M.Phil 1993, Ph.D. 1995; author and Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
H.T. Odum Ph.D. 1950; ecologist, professor at the University of Florida.
Bilal Orfali Ph.D. 2009; professor of Arabic language & Islamic Studies at the American Institute of Beirut.
Saul K. Padover MA 1930; historian, political scientist at the New School for Social Research in New York City.
Eileen Pollack BS; Professor of creative writing at the University of Michigan.
J. Roger Porter Ph.D. 1938; microbiology professor at the University of Iowa 1938 to 1979.
Tia Powell MD; psychiatrist, former head of NY State Task Force on Life & The Law.
Christian R. H. Raetz (BS 1967) professor of biochemistry at Duke University.
James Rothman (BA 1971) biologist, winner of the 2002 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research.
Chris William Sanchiricco (JD, Ph.D 1994) professor of law, business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Ofelia Schutte; professor of philosophy at the University of Southern Florida.
Florence Seibert Ph.D. 1923; biochemist, winner of the 1942 Garvan Olin Medal & Member of the National Women's Hall of Fame.
T.K. Seung BA, Ph.D.; professor of philosophy, government & law at the University of Texas, Austin.
Benjamin Silliman (BA 1796) father of American scientific education.
Robert B. Stepto, professor of English, pioneering African American studies scholar.
Matthias Storme, professor of law at Catholic University of Louvain & Antwerp University.
David Swensen Ph.D.; Yale endowment manager & professor at Yale School of Management.
Frank Bigelow Tarbell (BA 1873; Ph.D. 1879) historian, archaeologist, and professor of classic studies at the University of Chicago.
John Griggs Thompson (BA 1955) mathematician, winner of the Fields Medal in 1970.
Daniel S. Weld BA, BS 1982; professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington.
Josiah Whitney BA 1839; geologist, chief of California Geological Survey & geology professor at Harvard University.
Donald Goddard Wing; librarian & bibliographer at Yale University Library.
Yung Wing BA 1844; first Chinese person to receive an American college degree.
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