Howard Wesley Johnson
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Howard Wesley Johnson (July 2, 1922 ā December 12, 2009) was an American educator. He served as dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management between 1959 and 1966, president of MIT between 1966 and 1971, and chairman of the MIT Corporation (the university's board of trustees) from 1971 to 1983.[1] He was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.[2][3]
Quick Facts 12th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Preceded by ...
Howard Wesley Johnson | |
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12th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
In office 1966ā1971 | |
Preceded by | Julius Adams Stratton |
Succeeded by | Jerome Wiesner |
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Born | (1922-07-02)July 2, 1922 Chicago, Illinois |
Died | December 12, 2009(2009-12-12) (aged 87) Lexington, Massachusetts |
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Discipline | Business management |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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