Louis L. Kaplan | |
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President of Baltimore Hebrew University | |
In office 1930–1970[1] | |
Acting Chancellor of University of Maryland, Baltimore County | |
In office 1976–1977 | |
Preceded by | Calvin B. T. Lee |
Succeeded by | John W. Dorsey |
Personal details | |
Born | Louis Lionel Kaplan December 11, 1902 Slonim, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire[2] |
Died | January 2, 2001 Owings Mills, Maryland, US[2] | (aged 98)
Spouse | Etta Jenkins |
Children | Daniel Lee Kaplan Deborah Kaplan Potts |
Alma mater | Dropsie College (PhD) Columbia University (B.A.) American School of Oriental Research Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Louis L. Kaplan was a known educator in the Baltimore, Maryland area, especially with his involvement in Jewish education, and the University System of Maryland. Kaplan was the president of Baltimore Hebrew University for forty years, a member of the University of Maryland Board of Regents, and the acting chancellor of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County from 1976 to 1977.