The life of Daniel Coit Gilman

After graduating from Yale College, Gilman was attache at the American legation in St. Petersburg. Later he was librarian at Yale College, president of the University of California, first president of Johns Hopkins University, and president of the Carnegie Institution. He studied German universities to develop advanced instruction and research at Johns Hopkins. Gilman was involved in the promotion of scientific associations and helped develop the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Medical School.