Frederick L. Hovde
Purdue University president, 1946–1971 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederick Lawson Hovde (7 February 1908 – 1 March 1983) was an American chemical engineer, researcher, educator and president of Purdue University.
Quick Facts 7th President of the Purdue University System, Preceded by ...
Frederick L. Hovde | |
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7th President of the Purdue University System | |
In office 1 January 1946 – 24 June 1971 | |
Preceded by | Andrey A. Potter (acting) |
Succeeded by | Arthur G. Hansen |
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Born | (1908-02-07)February 7, 1908 |
Died | March 1, 1983(1983-03-01) (aged 75) |
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Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Hovde received his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, where he played on the football team. Elected to a Rhodes Scholarship, he spent three years at Oxford University where he received two degrees in chemistry. While at Oxford, he was a member of the varsity rugby football team and in 1931 he became the third American in history to win his Oxford blue in the annual Oxford-Cambridge rugby union match.