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We thought of universities as the cathedrals of the modern world. In the middle ages, the cathedral was the center and symbol of the city. In the modern world, its place could be taken by the university.
Roger Revelle
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Roger Revelle
Age: 82 †
Born: 1909
Born: March 7
Died: 1991
Died: July 15
Geologist
Oceanographer
Political Scientist
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University Teacher
Seattle
Washington
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Cathedrals
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Universities
Middle
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