William Carey Poland (1846–1929) was an American classical scholar, educator, academic administrator, and former university president.
He was Professor Emeritus at Brown University starting in 1915; and the President of Rhode Island School of Design from 1896 to 1907.
[1] William Carey Poland was born on January 25, 1846, in Goffstown, New Hampshire.
[1] In 1878, he worked as a private tutor for John Carter Brown's two sons to prepare them for college.
[3][4] Brown's sons John and Harold traveled with Poland to Berlin, Paris, and Cannes to study classics.