James Black (April 27, 1826 – December 23, 1890) was the fourth President of the University of Iowa, serving from 1868 to 1870.

James Black was educated at Washington College and the Western Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania.

[1] From 1855 until 1868, he was vice president and professor of Greek at Washington College.

In 1875, he began serving as vice president and professor of Greek at the University of Wooster.

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