Frank D. Fackenthal

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Frank D. Fackenthal
President of Columbia University
In office
1945–1948
Preceded by Nicholas Murray Butler
Succeeded by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Personal details
Born (1883-02-22)February 22, 1883
Hellertown, Pennsylvania
Died Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.

Frank Diehl Fackenthal (February 22, 1883[1] – September 5, 1968[2]) was an American educator.

Fackenthal graduated from Columbia University in 1906. He served Columbia as chief clerk (1906–10), secretary (1910–37), and provost (1937–48). Between the retirement of Nicholas Murray Butler (1945) and the installation of General Dwight D. Eisenhower as president (1948), Dr. Fackenthal was acting president of the university, retaining his post as provost. After his retirement (1948) from the university he served as educational consultant to the Carnegie Corporation (1948–52) and then as president of the Columbia University Press (1953–58). His principal speeches as acting president were published as The Greater Power and Other Addresses (1949).

Notes

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Academic offices
Preceded by Acting President of Columbia University
1945–1948
Succeeded by
Dwight D. Eisenhower