Frank D. Fackenthal
| Frank D. Fackenthal | |
|---|---|
| Acting President of Columbia University | |
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In office 1945–1948 | |
| Preceded by |
Nicholas Murray Butler (president) |
| Succeeded by |
Dwight D. Eisenhower (president) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Frank Diehl Fackenthal February 22, 1883 Hellertown, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 5, 1968 (aged 85) |
Frank Diehl Fackenthal (February 22, 1883[1] – September 5, 1968[2]) was an American educator.
Fackenthal graduated from Columbia University in 1906. He served Columbia as chief clerk (1906–10), secretary (1910–37), and provost (1937–48). Between the retirement of Nicholas Murray Butler (1945) and the installation of General Dwight D. Eisenhower as president (1948), Dr. Fackenthal was acting president of the university, retaining his post as provost. After his retirement (1948) from the university he served as educational consultant to the Carnegie Corporation (1948–52) and then as president of the Columbia University Press (1953–58). His principal speeches as acting president were published as The Greater Power and Other Addresses (1949).
Notes
- ↑ Fischer, H.D.; Fischer, E.J. (2002). Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize Winners, 1917-2000: Journalists, Writers and Composers on Their Ways to the Coveted Awards. Saur. p. 67. ISBN 9783598301865. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- ↑ "Frank D. Fackenthal 1968 - Google Search". google.com. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
External links
- Works by or about Frank D. Fackenthal in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nicholas Murray Butler as President |
President of Columbia University Acting 1945–1948 |
Succeeded by Dwight D. Eisenhower as President |
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