Luther H. Evans

Luther Evans
Evans in 1958
3rd Director-General of UNESCO
In office
1953–1958
Preceded byJohn Wilkinson Taylor (Acting)
Succeeded byVittorino Veronese
10th Librarian of Congress
In office
1945–1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byArchibald Macleish
Succeeded byLawrence Quincy Mumford
Personal details
Born
Luther Harris Evans

October 13, 1902
Sayersville, Texas
DiedDecember 23, 1981 (aged 79)
San Antonio, Texas
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin (BA) (MA)
Stanford University (PhD)
Academic background
ThesisThe mandates system and the administration of territories under C mandate (1927)
Doctoral advisor 
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Institutions

Luther Harris Evans (13 October 1902 – 23 December 1981) was an American political scientist who served as the tenth Librarian of Congress and third Director-General of UNESCO.