Derek Bok | |
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25th President of Harvard University | |
In office Acting July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Lawrence Summers |
Succeeded by | Drew Gilpin Faust |
In office 1971–1991 | |
Preceded by | Nathan M. Pusey |
Succeeded by | Neil Leon Rudenstine |
7th Dean of Harvard Law School | |
In office 1968–1971 | |
Preceded by | Erwin Griswold |
Succeeded by | Albert Martin Sacks |
Personal details | |
Born | Derek Curtis Bok March 22, 1930 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Relatives | Edward Bok (grandfather) Mary Louise Curtis (grandmother) Cyrus H. K. Curtis (great-grandfather) Hilary Bok (daughter) Gordon Bok (cousin) |
Education | Stanford University (BA) Harvard University (JD) George Washington University (MA) Sciences Po |
Occupation | Lawyer, college administrator |
Derek Curtis Bok (born March 22, 1930) is an American lawyer and educator, and former president of Harvard University.