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George Edwin MacLean

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George Edwin MacLean
Born(1850-08-31)August 31, 1850
Rockville, Connecticut
DiedMay 3, 1938(1938-05-03) (aged 87)
Education
OccupationEducator
Spouse
Clara S. Taylor
(m. 1874)
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George Edwin MacLean (August 31, 1850 – May 3, 1938) was the eighth President of the University of Iowa, serving from 1899 to 1911.[1]

Biography

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George Edwin MacLean was born in Rockville, Connecticut, on August 31, 1850.[2]

He was an alumnus of Williams College (A.B. 1871, A.M. 1874, LL.D. 1895), Yale (B.D. 1874), and Leipzig (Ph.D. 1883). From 1884 to 1895 he was a professor of English language and literature at the University of Minnesota. From 1895 to 1899 he was the sixth Chancellor of the University of Nebraska.[3]

He married Clara S. Taylor on May 20, 1874.[2]

MacLean died at his home in Washington, D.C., on May 3, 1938.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "MacLean, George Edwin", The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa
  2. ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VIII. James T. White & Company. 1924. pp. 362–363. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "MacLean, George Edwin". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. pp. 1139–1140.
  4. ^ "Dr. George Edwin MacLean". Chicago Tribune. May 5, 1938. p. 27. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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Academic offices
Preceded by President of the University of Iowa
1899–1911
Succeeded by