James, Edmund Janes (1855-1925)

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Edmund J. James to Jane Addams, March 14, 1901

Edmund J. James to Jane Addams, September 16, 1905

Edmund J. James to Jane Addams, February 9, 1915

John Dewey et al. to Andrew Carnegie et al. January 31, 1917

Albert Shaw to Jane Addams, July 24, 1904

The Irish Committee at Work, November 10, 1920

Jane Addams to Edmund J. James, February 8, 1915

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Birth Date

1855-05-21

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1925-06-17

Birthplace

Jacksonville, IL

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Edmund Janes James received a doctorate in political economy from the University of Halle. He was the President of the University of Illinois from 1904 to 1920. James was the founder of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. He dedicated much of his life to building an educational relationship with China. This was achieved primarily by creating scholarships, also known as the "Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program", for Chinese students coming to America. James died in 1925.