Wallace, James, Doctor (1849-1939)

Abstract James Wallace (1850–1939) was a scholar, educator, and president of Macalester College whose leadership shaped the institution’s early growth. A graduate of Wooster University, he joined Macalester in 1887 to teach Greek and Bible Studies, publishing a noted translation of Xenophon’s Anabasis. As president of Macalester College (1894–1906), Wallace modernized the curriculum, expanded programs in the sciences and humanities, and secured the college’s endowment. Returning to teaching, he...