George Morris Philips | |
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.jpg) Philips in 1913 | |
| Born | October 28, 1851 |
| Died | March 11, 1920 (aged 68) |
| Resting place | Oaklands Cemetery |
| Education | Bucknell University (AB, AM, PhD) Temple University (LLD) |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, academic administrator |
| Title | Principal of West Chester State Normal School |
| Term | 1881–1920 |
| Predecessor | George L. Maris |
| Successor | Andrew Thomas Smith |
| Relatives | Thomas J. Philips (brother) |
George Morris Philips (October 28, 1851 – March 11, 1920) was an American educator and academic administrator who was the longest-serving principal of West Chester State Normal School (now West Chester University of Pennsylvania) from 1881 to 1920. A professor of mathematics who taught at West Chester and Bucknell University, Philips also authored several textbooks, rewrote Pennsylvania's school code, and served as president of the Chester County Historical Society.[1][2]
- ^ McColl, Ron (2016). "Finding aid to the George Morris Philips Papers". West Chester University Archives. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ Jordan, John W., ed. (1911). Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs. Vol. 3. New York: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 1483–1485 – via HathiTrust.