About Olaf Fink
Lived 1914 – 1973 (aged 59). Olaf Fink was an American politician and educator.
Olaf James Fink (March 15, 1914 – March 26, 1973) was a Louisiana educator and politician who served as a Democrat in the Louisiana State Senate from 1956 to 1972.
Born in Algiers, New Orleans, Fink received a B.A. from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, followed by an M.A. from Loyola University in New Orleans. After a lengthy high school teaching career, he served in the state senate for sixteen years. The Olaf Fink Center for Pre-Vocational Education in New Orleans was named for him in 1974, the year after his death, and existed until it was sold by the local government in 2011.
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Who was Olaf Fink?
American politician (1914-1973)
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Olaf Fink was born on 15 March 1914 in New Orleans.
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Olaf Fink died on 26 March 1973 in New Orleans.
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Olaf Fink was a politician and educator.
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