George Edwin MacLean

George Edwin MacLean (August 31, 1850 – May 4, 1938) was the eighth President of the University of Iowa, serving from 1899 to 1911.[1]

George Edwin MacLean
Born(1850-08-31)August 31, 1850
Rockville, Connecticut
DiedMay 4, 1938(1938-05-04) (aged 87)
Washington, D.C.
Education
OccupationEducator
Spouse(s)
Clara S. Taylor
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(m. 1874)​
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Biography

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 1895–1899 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 4, 1938.[4]

References
  1. "MacLean, George Edwin", The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa
  2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. 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. Washington, D.C. May 5, 1938. p. 27. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Amos Noyes Currier (acting)
Charles Ashmead Schaeffer		 President of the University of Iowa
1899–1911		 Succeeded by
John Gabbert Bowman


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