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Woodrow Wilson

28th President of the United States1856 to 1924

Wikidata names Herbert Baxter Adams and Richard T. Ely as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata, OpenAlex, and 7 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata2

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Herbert Baxter Adams
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Richard T. Ely

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

1 step up
stated by WikidataHerbert Baxter Adamsstated by WikidataRichard T. Ely
2 steps up
stated by WikidataJohann Caspar Bluntschlistated by WikidataKarl Knies
3 steps up
stated by WikidataBruno Hildebrandstated by WikidataJohann Christian Hasse
4 steps up
stated by WikidataAnton Friedrich Justus Thibautstated by WikidataMaximilian Wolfgang Duncker

Education and career8

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records. Each place opens its Wikidata item.

1873 to 1874
Davidson College
studied
from 1874
Princeton University
worked
1875 to 1879
Princeton University
studied
until 1886
Johns Hopkins University
studied
undated
University of Virginia
studied
undated
Wesleyan University
worked
undated
University of Virginia
worked
undated
Bryn Mawr College
worked

At a glance

known as: politician, university teacher, lawyer, statesperson, political scientist, jurist, teacher, writer, governor, historian
degrees: Doctor of Philosophy
awards: doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris, 1918, Nobel Peace Prize, 1919, New Jersey Hall of Fame, 2010, Order of the White Eagle, honorary doctor of the University of Warsaw, honorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
member of: American Philosophical Society, from 1897, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, from 1918, American Historical Association, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Academy of Sciences of Turin, from 1918
Wikipedia: in 190 languages

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identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaWoodrow Wilson
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stated by WikidataVIAF89457467
stated by WikidataGND118643401
stated by WikidataIdRef027198111
stated by WikidataISNI0000000121430139

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@misc{academicancestry_Q34296,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Woodrow Wilson: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q34296},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Woodrow Wilson: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q34296