Professor Hans Froelicher Sr. | |
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| Born | March 6, 1865 Solothurn, Switzerland |
| Died | January 17, 1930 Maryland, US |
| Education | University of Zurich, PhD, Philology |
| Employer(s) | Goucher College, Park School of Baltimore |
| Movement | Progressive Education |
| Board member of | City Wide Congress, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore Reform League, School Commissioners of Baltimore City |
| Spouse | Frances 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "MS 0004 Froelicher Papers_finding aid 1". cdm16235.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jan 18, 1930, page 5 - The Grand Island Independent at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "German Marylanders - Education & Religion". www.germanmarylanders.org. Retrieved 2024-08-22.