Clark Kerr

Clark Kerr
Kerr in 1964
12th President of the University of California
In office
1958–1967
Preceded byRobert Gordon Sproul
Succeeded byCharles J. Hitch
1st Chancellor of the
University of California, Berkeley
In office
1952–1957
Succeeded byGlenn T. Seaborg
Personal details
Born(1911-05-17)May 17, 1911
Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 1, 2003(2003-12-01) (aged 92)
El Cerrito, California, U.S.
SpouseCatherine Spaulding Kerr
EducationSwarthmore College (AB)
Stanford University (MA)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
ProfessionEconomist, educator, administrator
Academic background
ThesisProductive enterprises of the unemployed, 1931-1938 (1939)
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington
University of California, Berkeley
University of California

Clark Kerr (May 17, 1911 – December 1, 2003) was an American economist and academic administrator. He was the first chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, and twelfth president of the University of California.