The Faculty History Project documents faculty members who have been associated with the University of Michigan since 1837. Key in this effort is to celebrate the intellectual life of the University. This Faculty History Website is intended as a component of the effort to document the extraordinary academic achievements of Michigan’s faculty in building and sustaining one of the world’s great universities. It provides access to a comprehensive database of information concerning the thousands of faculty members who have served the University of Michigan.
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The Bentley Historical Library serves as the official archives for the University.

List of Professors

Name Years at Michigansort icon Position

Henry Clay Allen

1880 - 1884
Lecturer on Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Clinical Medicine

Allen Corson Cowperthwaite

1884 - 1885
Professor of Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Clinical Medicine
Chair of Department of Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Clinical Medicine