William Pratt Graham | |
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6th Chancellor of Syracuse University | |
In office May 1937 – September 1942 | |
Preceded by | Charles Wesley Flint |
Succeeded by | William P. Tolley |
Personal details | |
Born | November 24, 1871 |
Died | January 10, 1962 | (aged 90)
Spouse |
Cora M. Dodson
(
m. 1899; died 1958) |
Alma mater | Syracuse University |
William Pratt Graham (November 24, 1871 – January 10, 1962) was an electrical engineering professor and the sixth chancellor of Syracuse University. Graham was the first alumnus of Syracuse as well as the first non-clergyman to hold that position. [3] [4] [5]
Graham was born to Jerome Bonaparte Graham, a veteran of the Civil War, and Sylvia Aurelia Graham in Oswego, New York. [1] Graham entered Syracuse University as an undergraduate in 1889 and graduated in 1893 before pursuing postgraduate work at the University of Berlin, [6] graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy in 1897. [1] He joined the faculty of Syracuse as an electrical engineering professor in 1898, after spending the intervening period studying the subject at Technische Universität Darmstadt, [1] and he was made dean of the College of Applied Science in 1912. [7] [3] [1] Graham served as the vice-chancellor to Charles Wesley Flint before succeeding him as chancellor in 1937, a position Graham intended to hold only until a successor was found. [3] [8] [4] Graham retired from the university in 1942 when William Pearson Tolley was elected chancellor. [9] He died in Syracuse, New York in 1962. [6] [5]
William Pratt Graham | |
---|---|
6th Chancellor of Syracuse University | |
In office May 1937 – September 1942 | |
Preceded by | Charles Wesley Flint |
Succeeded by | William P. Tolley |
Personal details | |
Born | November 24, 1871 |
Died | January 10, 1962 | (aged 90)
Spouse |
Cora M. Dodson
(
m. 1899; died 1958) |
Alma mater | Syracuse University |
William Pratt Graham (November 24, 1871 – January 10, 1962) was an electrical engineering professor and the sixth chancellor of Syracuse University. Graham was the first alumnus of Syracuse as well as the first non-clergyman to hold that position. [3] [4] [5]
Graham was born to Jerome Bonaparte Graham, a veteran of the Civil War, and Sylvia Aurelia Graham in Oswego, New York. [1] Graham entered Syracuse University as an undergraduate in 1889 and graduated in 1893 before pursuing postgraduate work at the University of Berlin, [6] graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy in 1897. [1] He joined the faculty of Syracuse as an electrical engineering professor in 1898, after spending the intervening period studying the subject at Technische Universität Darmstadt, [1] and he was made dean of the College of Applied Science in 1912. [7] [3] [1] Graham served as the vice-chancellor to Charles Wesley Flint before succeeding him as chancellor in 1937, a position Graham intended to hold only until a successor was found. [3] [8] [4] Graham retired from the university in 1942 when William Pearson Tolley was elected chancellor. [9] He died in Syracuse, New York in 1962. [6] [5]