Frank D. Fackenthal

Frank D. Fackenthal
President of Columbia University
Acting
In office
1945–1948
Preceded byNicholas Murray Butler
(president)
Succeeded byDwight D. Eisenhower
(president)
Personal details
Born
Frank Diehl Fackenthal

(1883-02-22)February 22, 1883
Hellertown, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 5, 1968(1968-09-05) (aged 85)
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
EducationBoys High School
Alma materColumbia College

Frank Diehl Fackenthal (February 22, 1883[1] – September 5, 1968[2]) was an American academic administrator best known for his long association with Columbia University. Of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, he resided for much of his life in the Crown Heights and Park Slope sections of Brooklyn, New York.[3]

  1. ^ Fischer, H.D.; Fischer, E.J. (2002). Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize Winners, 1917-2000: Journalists, Writers and Composers on Their Ways to the Coveted Awards. Saur. p. 67. ISBN 9783598301865. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  2. ^ "Frank D. Fackenthal 1968 - Google Search". Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  3. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes".