Henry Noble MacCracken

Henry Noble MacCracken
5th President of Vassar College
In office
1915–1946
Preceded byJames Monroe Taylor
Succeeded bySarah Gibson Blanding
Personal details
Born(1880-11-19)November 19, 1880
Toledo, Ohio, United States
DiedMay 7, 1970(1970-05-07) (aged 89)
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Spouse
Marjorie Dodd
(m. 1907)
EducationNew York University (English/M.A., 1900/1904)
Harvard University (M.A./Ph.D., 1905/1907)

Henry Noble MacCracken (November 19, 1880 – May 7, 1970) was an American academic administrator who was the fifth president of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, serving from 1915 to 1946 as the first secular president of the college.[1] MacCracken's term as president of Vassar College is the longest in the college's history.

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