Walter Livingston Wright
American educator and president of Lincoln University from 1936 to 1945 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walter Livingston Wright (February 3, 1872 ā January 17, 1946) was an American educator and academic administrator who served as president of Lincoln University from 1936 to 1945. He had been a professor of mathematics at Lincoln since 1893 and served as acting president from 1924 to 1926. His successor was Lincoln's first Black president, Horace Mann Bond.[1]
Quick Facts 7th President of Lincoln University, Preceded by ...
Walter Livingston Wright | |
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7th President of Lincoln University | |
In office 1936 ā October 1945 | |
Preceded by | William Hallock Johnson |
Succeeded by | Horace Mann Bond |
Personal details | |
Born | (1872-02-03)February 3, 1872 Juliustown, New Jersey, US |
Died | January 17, 1946(1946-01-17) (aged 73) Oxford, Pennsylvania, US |
Occupation | Professor of mathematics, academic administrator |
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