Glenn Frank

Glenn Frank
Frank as president, 1935
President of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
In office
1925–1937
Preceded byEdward Asahel Birge
Succeeded byGeorge Sellery (Acting)
Personal details
Born(1887-10-01)October 1, 1887
Queen City, Missouri, United States
DiedSeptember 15, 1940(1940-09-15) (aged 52)
Greenleaf, Wisconsin, United States
Alma materNorthwestern University

Glenn Frank (October 1, 1887 – September 15, 1940) was a president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and The Century Magazine's editor-in-chief. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1912 and became Edward Filene's personal assistant, where he wrote two books on the side. He joined The Century Magazine as an associate editor and became its editor-in-chief in three years, which gave his views on education a wide audience. He was tapped to the University of Wisconsin's presidency in 1925, where he introduced the Experimental College before being ousted in 1937. Frank became involved in Wisconsin politics and ran for the state's United States Senate seat, but died with his son in a car accident two days before the Republican Party primary.