Edward Augustus Dickson

Edward Augustus Dickson (1879–1956) was an American journalist and politician. He served as a member of the Regents of the University of California for 43 years. In that capacity, he was a co-founder of the University of California, Los Angeles and earned the nickname "Godfather of UCLA". When he was six years old, his father died and his mother moved with him and his older brother to Sacramento. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1901.

Legacy

After his death, UCLA honored Dickson by naming two of the largest open spaces on campus after him. UCLA's main campus quadrangle is known as Dickson Plaza. The area immediately to the east, including the entire open space between Perloff and Schoenberg Halls and a bridge over a now-filled arroyo, is known as Dickson Court.