Edward Augustus Dickson

Edward Augustus Dickson (1879–1956) was an American educator. He co-founded the University of California, Los Angeles.

Edward Augustus Dickson
Born	(1879-08-29)August 29, 1879 Sheboygan, Wisconsin, US
Died	February 22, 1956(1956-02-22) (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, US
Burial place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Education	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Educator
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Wilhelmina de Wolff ​ (m. 1907)​

Biography

Early life

Edward Augustus Dickson was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on August 29, 1879.^[1][2][3][4] He moved to California in 1885 with his family.^[3] He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1901.^[1][2][4]

Career

He taught in Japan in 1901-1902.^[1][2] Back in California, he worked as a journalist for the Sacramento Record-Union, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Los Angeles Express.^[1][2][3] In 1919, he purchased the Los Angeles Express and became its editor.^[3][4]

In 1912, at the age of thirty-three, he was appointed to the Board of Regents of the Los Angeles State Normal School, the precursor to UCLA. On October 25, 1917, he had lunch with Ernest Carroll Moore (1871-1955) at the Jonathan Club, a private member's club in Los Angeles.^[1][2] Together, they decided to establish the Southern Branch in Westwood, Los Angeles, which eventually became the new campus of UCLA.^[1][2] He served as a Regent for forty-three years, until 1956.^[1][2][3] He also served as the President of the Board of Regents in 1948.^[3]

He served as President of the Western Federal Savings and Loan Association from 1931 to 1956.^[3] He also sat on the board of directors of the Central Investment Corporation.^[3]

He was a member of the California Republican Party.^[3] Moreover, he co-founded the Lincoln–Roosevelt League and served as a delegate to the 1932 Republican National Convention.^[3] He also served on the board of directors of the Olympic Games Association for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.^[3] Furthermore, he was involved with the Los Angeles Art Association, the Los Angeles County Art Institute and the UCLA Art Council.^[3] He was featured in Who's Who in America.^[3]

Personal life

He married Wilhelmina de Wolff in 1907.^[3]

Death

He died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles on February 22, 1956, at the age of seventy-six, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.^[1][2][5]

Bibliography

• Dickson, The University of California at Los Angeles: Its Origin and Formative Years (1955)