Cornelis Willem de Kiewiet | |
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5th President of the University of Rochester | |
In office 1951–1961 | |
Preceded by | Alan C. Valentine |
Succeeded by | W. Allen Wallis |
Acting President of Cornell University | |
In office 1949–1951 | |
Preceded by | Edmund Ezra Day |
Succeeded by | Deane Waldo Malott |
Provost of Cornell University | |
In office 1948–1951 | |
Preceded by | Arthur S. Adams |
Succeeded by | Forrest F. Hill |
Personal details | |
Born | Rotterdam, the Netherlands | May 21, 1902
Died | February 15, 1986 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 83)
Resting place | National Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia |
Spouse | Lucea Marian Hejinian |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand, University of London, University of Paris, University of Berlin |
Profession | Historian, administrator |
Cornelis Willem de Kiewiet (May 21, 1902 – February 15, 1986) was a Dutch-born American historian most notable for having served as president of Cornell University and the University of Rochester.