Joseph L. Armstrong
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Joseph L. Armstrong was a professor at Duke University
(at the time, called "Trinity College") best known for reforming Duke's curriculum in the late nineteenth century, changing it to a German
research university model with the help of John Franklin Crowell
. Armstrong did his undergraduate work at Johns Hopkins University
and graduate work at the University of Leipzig
.
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
(at the time, called "Trinity College") best known for reforming Duke's curriculum in the late nineteenth century, changing it to a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
research university model with the help of John Franklin Crowell
John Franklin Crowell
John Franklin Crowell served as president of Trinity College, the predecessor of Duke University, from 1887 to 1894. Crowell studied economics at Yale University, Columbia University and the University of Berlin...
. Armstrong did his undergraduate work at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
and graduate work at the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
.