Thomas F. Holgate
American educator; President of Northwestern University
About Thomas F. Holgate
Lived 1859 – 1945 (aged 86). Thomas F. Holgate was an American university president, university teacher and mathematician.
Thomas Franklin Holgate (1859–1945) was a Canadian-born American mathematician and academic administrator. He served as the interim president of Northwestern University
Early life Thomas F. Holgate was born on April 8, 1859, in Hastings County, United Province of Canada. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor's degree in 1884 and a master's degree in 1889. He was interred at Rosehill Mausoleum in Rosehill Cemetery. The Thomas F. Holgate Library on the campus of Bennett College was named in his honor.
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Who was Thomas F. Holgate?
American educator; President of Northwestern University (1859–1945)
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Thomas F. Holgate was born on 8 April 1859 in Hastings County.
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Thomas F. Holgate died on 11 April 1945 in Evanston.
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Thomas F. Holgate was a university president, university teacher and mathematician.
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Thomas F. Holgate was American.
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