George Edwin MacLean
American academic (1850–1938); eighth president of the University of Iowa
About George Edwin MacLean
Lived 1850 – 1938 (aged 87). George Edwin MacLean was an American literary historian, scholar of English and university teacher.
George Edwin MacLean (August 31, 1850 – May 3, 1938) was an American college administrator who served as president of the University of Iowa and chancellor of the University of Nebraska.
Biography George Edwin MacLean was born in Rockville, Connecticut, on August 31, 1850.
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. He became the eighth president of the University of Iowa in 1899 and served until 1911.
He married Clara S. Taylor on May 20, 1874.
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American academic (1850–1938); eighth president of the University of Iowa
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George Edwin MacLean was born on 31 August 1850 in Rockville.
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George Edwin MacLean died on 4 May 1938 in Washington, D.C..
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George Edwin MacLean was a literary historian, scholar of English and university teacher.
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