<Table> <Tr> <Th> # </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> President </Th> <Th> Birth Year -- Death Year </Th> <Th> Years as President </Th> <Th> Name of Institution </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Samuel Johnson </Td> <Td> ( 1696 -- 1772 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1754 -- 1763 ) </Td> <Td> King 's College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Myles Cooper </Td> <Td> ( 1735 -- 1785 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1763 -- 1775 ) </Td> <Td> King 's College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Benjamin Moore , A.B. 1768 </Td> <Td> ( 1748 -- 1816 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1775 -- 1784 ) </Td> <Td> King 's College </Td> <Td> acting </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> George Clinton </Td> <Td> ( 1739 -- 1812 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1784 -- 1787 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College `` in the State of New York '' </Td> <Td> Chancellor ( Regents government ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Samuel Johnson </Td> <Td> ( 1727 -- 1819 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1787 -- 1800 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College `` in the City of New York '' </Td> <Td> Trustees government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles Henry Wharton </Td> <Td> ( 1748 -- 1833 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1801 -- 1801 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Benjamin Moore </Td> <Td> ( 1748 -- 1816 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1801 -- 1810 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Harris </Td> <Td> ( 1765 -- 1829 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1811 -- 1829 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> shares authority with Provost John Mitchell Mason until 1816 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Alexander Duer </Td> <Td> ( 1780 -- 1858 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1829 -- 1842 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nathaniel Fish Moore </Td> <Td> ( 1782 -- 1872 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1842 -- 1849 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles King </Td> <Td> ( 1789 -- 1867 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1849 -- 1863 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> presides over move to Madison Avenue campus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard </Td> <Td> ( 1809 -- 1889 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1864 -- 1889 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Seth Low , A.B. , 1870 </Td> <Td> ( 1850 -- 1916 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1890 -- 1901 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> presides over move to Morningside Heights campus ; name changes to `` Columbia University in the City of New York '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nicholas Murray Butler , A.B. 1882 , M.A. 1883 , Ph. D. 1884 </Td> <Td> ( 1862 -- 1947 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1902 -- 1945 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frank D. Fackenthal , A.B. 1906 </Td> <Td> ( 1883 -- 1968 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1945 -- 1948 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> ( acting ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> <Td> ( 1890 -- 1969 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1948 -- 1953 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> on leave while Supreme Allied Commander of NATO , later 34th President of the United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grayson L. Kirk </Td> <Td> ( 1903 -- 1997 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1953 -- 1968 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> resigned after 1968 protests </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Andrew W. Cordier </Td> <Td> ( 1901 -- 1975 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1969 -- 1970 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> William J. McGill </Td> <Td> ( 1922 -- 1997 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1970 -- 1980 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Michael I. Sovern , B.A. 1953 , J.D. 1955 </Td> <Td> ( 1931 -- ) </Td> <Td> ( 1980 -- 1993 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> George Erik Rupp </Td> <Td> ( 1942 -- ) </Td> <Td> ( 1993 -- 2002 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> # </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> President </Th> <Th> Birth Year -- Death Year </Th> <Th> Years as President </Th> <Th> Name of Institution </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Samuel Johnson </Td> <Td> ( 1696 -- 1772 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1754 -- 1763 ) </Td> <Td> King 's College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Myles Cooper </Td> <Td> ( 1735 -- 1785 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1763 -- 1775 ) </Td> <Td> King 's College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Benjamin Moore , A.B. 1768 </Td> <Td> ( 1748 -- 1816 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1775 -- 1784 ) </Td> <Td> King 's College </Td> <Td> acting </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> George Clinton </Td> <Td> ( 1739 -- 1812 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1784 -- 1787 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College `` in the State of New York '' </Td> <Td> Chancellor ( Regents government ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Samuel Johnson </Td> <Td> ( 1727 -- 1819 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1787 -- 1800 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College `` in the City of New York '' </Td> <Td> Trustees government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles Henry Wharton </Td> <Td> ( 1748 -- 1833 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1801 -- 1801 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Benjamin Moore </Td> <Td> ( 1748 -- 1816 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1801 -- 1810 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Harris </Td> <Td> ( 1765 -- 1829 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1811 -- 1829 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> shares authority with Provost John Mitchell Mason until 1816 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> William Alexander Duer </Td> <Td> ( 1780 -- 1858 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1829 -- 1842 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nathaniel Fish Moore </Td> <Td> ( 1782 -- 1872 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1842 -- 1849 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles King </Td> <Td> ( 1789 -- 1867 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1849 -- 1863 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> presides over move to Madison Avenue campus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard </Td> <Td> ( 1809 -- 1889 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1864 -- 1889 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Seth Low , A.B. , 1870 </Td> <Td> ( 1850 -- 1916 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1890 -- 1901 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia College </Td> <Td> presides over move to Morningside Heights campus ; name changes to `` Columbia University in the City of New York '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nicholas Murray Butler , A.B. 1882 , M.A. 1883 , Ph. D. 1884 </Td> <Td> ( 1862 -- 1947 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1902 -- 1945 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Frank D. Fackenthal , A.B. 1906 </Td> <Td> ( 1883 -- 1968 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1945 -- 1948 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> ( acting ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dwight D. Eisenhower </Td> <Td> ( 1890 -- 1969 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1948 -- 1953 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> on leave while Supreme Allied Commander of NATO , later 34th President of the United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Grayson L. Kirk </Td> <Td> ( 1903 -- 1997 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1953 -- 1968 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> resigned after 1968 protests </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Andrew W. Cordier </Td> <Td> ( 1901 -- 1975 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1969 -- 1970 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> William J. McGill </Td> <Td> ( 1922 -- 1997 ) </Td> <Td> ( 1970 -- 1980 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Michael I. Sovern , B.A. 1953 , J.D. 1955 </Td> <Td> ( 1931 -- ) </Td> <Td> ( 1980 -- 1993 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> George Erik Rupp </Td> <Td> ( 1942 -- ) </Td> <Td> ( 1993 -- 2002 ) </Td> <Td> Columbia University </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td>
which president was the president of columbia university
which president was the president of columbia university
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower