Jacob Gould Schurman was a Canadian-American educator and diplomat, who served as President of Cornell University and United States Ambassador to Germany.
Schurman in 1930
The cornerstone of the Shanghai American Club laid by Schurman in 1924
Acadia University is a public, predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level. The enabling legislation consists of the Acadia University Act and the Amended Acadia University Act 2000.
University Hall at Acadia University
Emmerson Hall, Acadia University, was originally built 1913 as Emerson Memorial Library and shows strong Beaux Arts influences. It was erected to honour the memory of the Reverend R. H. Emmerson (1826–1857), father of the former premier of New Brunswick, H. R. Emmerson.