Chester Noyes Greenough

1874–1938 (age 64)

Scholar/Educator

Biography

Chester Noyes Greenough devoted his life to scholarship and education, shaping liberal arts studies and mentoring students during a long tenure in higher education.

He worked to build a collaborative academic community, and those who visit his grave at Mount Auburn Cemetery remember a teacher who valued kindness as much as intellectual rigor.

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