Braxton Craven, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBraxton Craven
American academic administrator
Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1822
Place of Birth: Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 10-Nov-1882
Profession: novelist
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Braxton Craven
- Braxton Craven (August 22, 1822 – November 7, 1882) was an American educator.
- He served as the second president of the institution that became Duke University from 1842 to 1863 and then again from 1866 to 1882.
- The institution was known as Union Institute from 1841 to 1851, Normal College until 1859, and Trinity College until 1924.
- He taught ancient languages, ethics, philosophy, law, rhetoric, and logic at Duke.
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