Historedia
Person

Wayman Crow

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1853

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Wayman Crow, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Washington University in St. Louis founded as Eliot Seminary

    1853

    Role: Co-founder and Vice President of the Board of Trustees

    1. 1853 · St. Louis, MissouriFounding and Charter

      In 1853, civic leaders founded the institution in St. Louis, with Wayman Crow securing the charter and William Greenleaf Eliot serving as board president.

    2. 1853 · St. Louis, MissouriNaming Dispute

      The institution was initially called Eliot Seminary, a name opposed by Eliot who favored a nonsectarian identity, leading to its naming for George Washington.

Sources

  1. Washington University in St. Louis Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29