Original sentence: Charles William Eliot (March 20 1834 - August 22 1926) was selected as Harvard's president in 1869, he tranformed the provincial college into the preeminent American research university
Edited sentence: Charles William Eliot (March 20 1834 - August 22 1926) was unquestionably the most important figure in nineteenth century American higher education.Selected as Harvard's president in 1869, he tranformed the provincial college into the preeminent American research university