Ezra Stiles

This article is about the theologian and educator. For other uses, see Ezra Stiles (disambiguation).

The Reverend
Ezra Stiles
Stiles, 1770–1771, by Samuel King
7th President of Yale University
In office
1778–1795
Preceded byNaphtali Daggett
as pro tempore
Succeeded byTimothy Dwight IV
Personal details
Born10 December [O.S. 29 November] 1727
North Haven, Connecticut Colony
DiedMay 12, 1795(1795-05-12) (aged 67)
New Haven, Connecticut
RelationsEdward Taylor (grandfather)
ChildrenBetsey Stiles; Ruth (Stiles) Gannett; Emilia (Stiles) Leavitt; Polly (Stiles) Holmes; Isaac Stiles
EducationYale College
Signature

Ezra Stiles (10 December [O.S. 29 November] 1727 – May 12, 1795) was an American educator, academic, Congregationalist minister, theologian, and author. He is noted as the seventh president of Yale College (1778–1795) and one of the founders of Brown University. According to religious historian Timothy L. Hall, Stiles' tenure at Yale distinguishes him as "one of the first great American college presidents."

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