Hans Froelicher Sr.

Professor
Hans Froelicher Sr.
BornMarch 6, 1865
Solothurn, Switzerland
DiedJanuary 17, 1930
Maryland, US
EducationUniversity of Zurich, PhD, Philology
Employer(s)Goucher College, Park School of Baltimore
MovementProgressive Education
Board member ofCity Wide Congress, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore Reform League, School Commissioners of Baltimore City
SpouseFrances Henrietta Mitchell (married 1888)

Professor Hans Froelicher Sr. (March 6, 1865 – January 17, 1930)[1][2] was a Swiss-American educator and one of the founders of the Park School of Baltimore.[3]

Froelicher Sr. was the son of prominent museum director and arts promoter Homer Saint-Gaudens[4] and husband to fellow professor Frances Henrietta Mitchell.[2]

Froelecher Sr. was a professor at Goucher College starting in 1888 and later served as Goucher's 6th President from May 1929 until his sudden death (by heart attack) in 1930.[5][1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Dr. H. Froelicher, Educator, Is Dead – Acting Head of Goucher College, Had Just Dined With Wife and Homer St. Gaudens – On Faculty Since – He Had Taught French, German and History of Art – Was a Founder of Park School". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  2. ^ a b c "MS 0004 Froelicher Papers_finding aid 1". cdm16235.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  3. ^ Jacobs, Hillary; Schwait, Julie; Feller-Kopfman, Michelle (2013). The Park School of Baltimore 1912-2012. Baltimore, MD: The Park School of Baltimore. pp. 1–145.
  4. ^ "Jan 18, 1930, page 5 - The Grand Island Independent at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  5. ^ "German Marylanders - Education & Religion". www.germanmarylanders.org. Retrieved 2024-08-22.