Charles L. Reason

1818–1893 (age 75)

educator and mathematician

Biography

Charles L. Reason, an educator and mathematician, broke barriers as one of the earliest African American faculty members at a college level and championed educational access for the broader community.

His final rest at Green-Wood Cemetery honors a lifetime devoted to teaching and to the advancement of scholarship.

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