Butler, Nicholas Murray (1862-1947), served as president of Columbia University from 1902 to 1945 and founded Teachers College, Columbia University. Butler also helped found the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize with Jane Addams.
Butler was born in Elizabeth, N.J. He earned a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and a doctor’s degree from Columbia before studying in Berlin and Paris. Butler also served as a delegate to 14 Republican national conventions.
