Walter Alison Edwards

Walter Alison Edwards
2nd President of Throop Polytechnic Institute
In office
1897–1907
Preceded byCharles Henry Keyes
Succeeded byJames Augustin Brown Scherer
Personal details
Born1862 (1862)
Died1924 (aged 65–66)
NationalityAmerican

Walter Alison Edwards (1862 – 1924) was a U.S. educator. He served as the president of the Throop Polytechnic Institute (which later became Caltech) from 1897 to 1907.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Fast Facts About Caltech History". California Institute of Technology.
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Presidents of the California Institute of Technology
Early Throop leaders (before Caltech)
  • Charles Keyes (1891–1896)
  • Walter Edwards (1897–1907)
  • James Scherer (1908–1920)
Presidents of Caltech
  • Robert Millikan (1921–1946)
  • Lee DuBridge (1946–1969)
  • Harold Brown (1969–1977)
  • Robert Christy # (1977–1978)
  • Marvin Goldberger (1978–1987)
  • Thomas Everhart (1987–1997)
  • David Baltimore (1997–2006)
  • Jean-Lou Chameau (2006–2013)
  • Thomas Rosenbaum (2014–present)

# denotes an acting or interim president


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