Editing Alexander Dallas Bache (section)

===University of Pennsylvania===
Bache was a professor of [[natural philosophy]] and chemistry at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] from 1828 to 1841 and again from 1842 to 1843.{{sfnp|''EB''|1911}} He spent 1836–1838 in Europe on behalf of the trustees of what became [[Girard College]]; he was named president of the college after his return.<ref>{{cite BDA1906 |wstitle= Bache, Alexander Dallas |volume= 1 |pages= 172-173 |short=1}}</ref> Abroad, he examined European education systems, and on his return he published a valuable report.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} From 1839 to 1842, he served as the first president of [[Central High School of Philadelphia]], one of the oldest public high schools in the United States.{{sfnp|''EB''|1911}}