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Theophilus Adam Wylie

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Theophilus Adam Wylie

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
16 Jun 1895 (aged 84)
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
Plot
Spencer Addition; Lot 122
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Theophilus A. Wylie (October 8, 1810 - June 1895) was an early professor at Indiana University. He was also a half-cousin to Andrew Wylie, and lived in Wylie House after Andrew's death.

Since the school was still a small college at the time, Wylie taught most subjects offered, from math to science to Greek to chemistry. He was also the school's first librarian, and even worked as a groundskeeper. He is also rumored to have installed the first telephone in the state of Indiana, running a wire from Wylie House to a lab on campus.

Theophilus Wylie also served as interim President of the university for six months in 1859, until the hire of John Hiram Lathrop.

Wylie Hall is named after both he and Andrew Wylie.
Theophilus A. Wylie (October 8, 1810 - June 1895) was an early professor at Indiana University. He was also a half-cousin to Andrew Wylie, and lived in Wylie House after Andrew's death.

Since the school was still a small college at the time, Wylie taught most subjects offered, from math to science to Greek to chemistry. He was also the school's first librarian, and even worked as a groundskeeper. He is also rumored to have installed the first telephone in the state of Indiana, running a wire from Wylie House to a lab on campus.

Theophilus Wylie also served as interim President of the university for six months in 1859, until the hire of John Hiram Lathrop.

Wylie Hall is named after both he and Andrew Wylie.

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