About George Daniel Olds
Lived 1853 – 1931 (aged 77). George Daniel Olds was an American academic administrator.
George Daniel Olds (October 14, 1853 – May 10, 1931) was a mathematician who served a term as the President of Amherst College.
Olds was born in Middleport, New York and received his A.B. (1873) and A.M. (1876) from the University of Rochester. He was professor of mathematics at the University of Rochester (1884–1891) and Amherst College (1891–1927). He served as Dean of the College from 1909 to 1922 and President of Amherst College from 1924 to 1927, succeeding Alexander Meiklejohn. Among his students was Calvin Coolidge.
Olds is the father of Leland Olds, an American economist and former chairman of the U.S. Federal Power Commission.
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American academic
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George Daniel Olds was born on 14 October 1853.
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George Daniel Olds died on 10 May 1931.
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George Daniel Olds was an academic administrator.
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