William Thomas Amiger | |
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| President of State University at Louisville | |
| In office 1908–1916 | |
| Preceded by | Charles L. Purce |
| Succeeded by | Charles Parrish |
| 1st Acting President of American Baptist Theological Seminary | |
| In office September 14, 1924 – 1925 | |
| Succeeded by | Sutton Griggs |
| 3rd President of American Baptist Theological Seminary | |
| In office 1926 – May 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Sutton Griggs |
| Succeeded by | J. H. Garnett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1870 Culpeper, Virginia, United States |
| Died | May 26, 1929 (aged 58) Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Resting place | Mount Lawn Cemetery, Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Spouse | Eleanor Green (1892–) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Lincoln University, State University of New York at Geneseo |
| Occupation | Minister, missionary, academic administrator, college president, educator |
Rev. William Thomas Amiger (1870–1929) also known as W.T. Amiger, was an American college president, academic administrator, Baptist minister, missionary, and educator.[1][2] He was the president of State University at Louisville (now Simmons College of Kentucky) in Louisville, Kentucky;[3] and president of American Baptist Theological Seminary (now American Baptist College) in Nashville, Tennessee. Amiger was a missionary in Liberia, West Africa.
- ^ Mather, Frank Lincoln (1915). "Amiger, William Thomas". Who's Who of the Colored Race: A General Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of African Descent. Vol. 1. pp. 6–7.
- ^ Andover Newton Theological School (1912). "William Thomas Amiger". The Newton Theological Institution: General Catalogue. Andover Newton Theological School. p. 255.
- ^ "Potent Factor in Education, Works of Kentucky University Justifies Larger Equipment". The Denver Star. January 24, 1914. ISSN 2577-2376. Retrieved 2024-11-08 – via Newspapers.com.