Fred Engelhardt
American college president
About Fred Engelhardt
Lived 1855 – 1944 (aged 88).
Fred Engelhardt (April 15, 1885 - February 3, 1944) was an American college president. Engelhardt was the sixth president of the University of New Hampshire from 1937 to 1944. He graduated from Phillips Andover Academy. In 1908, Engelhardt went on to Yale and received a bachelor's degree in physics. Engelhardt then received an M.A. and a Ph.D. (1924) from Columbia University.
In 1942, he oversaw the establishment of the Department of Arts at UNH.
Engelhardt died In Durham from cancer during his tenure.
The University of New Hampshire built a residence hall named Engelhardt Hall in his honor. It was dedicated on June 14, 1947.
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Who was Fred Engelhardt?
American college president (1855-1944)
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Fred Engelhardt was born on 15 April 1855.
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Fred Engelhardt died on 3 February 1944.
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