Clark Kerr
American academic (1911–2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clark Kerr (May 17, 1911 – December 1, 2003) was an American economist and academic administrator. He was the first chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, and twelfth president of the University of California.
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Clark Kerr | |
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12th President of the University of California | |
In office 1958–1967 | |
Preceded by | Robert Gordon Sproul |
Succeeded by | Charles J. Hitch |
1st Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley | |
In office 1952–1957 | |
Succeeded by | Glenn T. Seaborg |
Personal details | |
Born | (1911-05-17)May 17, 1911 Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | December 1, 2003(2003-12-01) (aged 92) El Cerrito, California, U.S. |
Spouse | Catherine Spaulding Kerr |
Education | Swarthmore College (AB) Stanford University (MA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
Profession | Economist, educator, administrator |
Academic background | |
Thesis | Productive enterprises of the unemployed, 1931-1938 (1939) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Economics |
Institutions | University of Washington University of California, Berkeley University of California |
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