John Edwin Pomfret | |
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| 20th President of the College of William & Mary | |
| In office 1942–1951 | |
| Preceded by | John Stewart Bryan |
| Succeeded by | Alvin Duke Chandler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1898 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 26, 1981 (aged 83) Camden, South Carolina |
| Spouse(s) | Sara Wise, m. August 28, 1926 |
| Children | John Dana |
| Parent(s) | Edwin Pomfret Mary (O'Rorke) Pomfret |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (AB, MA, PhD) |
| Awards | LL.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1943 -LL.D., University of Chattanooga (now University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), 1949 -LL.D., Mills College, 1958 -Litt.D., University of Southern California, 1966 -Litt.D., Claremont Graduate School and University Center, 1966 |
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John Edwin Pomfret (September 21, 1898 – November 26, 1981)[2] was an American academic and administrator who served as the director of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and the twentieth president of the College of William & Mary.[3]
- ^ "John Edwin Pomfret". Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale. 2003. Gale Document Number: GALE|H1000079025. Retrieved 2011-09-06 – via Fairfax County Public Library. Gale Biography In Context.
- ^ White, James Terry, ed. (1960). The National Cyclopaedia of American biography, Volume 1. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ "Pomfret, John Edwin". Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William & Mary. Retrieved 26 January 2011.