John Franklin Goucher | |
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2nd President of Goucher College | |
In office 1890–1908 | |
Preceded by | William Hersey Hopkins |
Succeeded by | Eugene Allen Noble |
Personal details | |
Born | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | June 7, 1845
Died | July 22, 1922 Pikesville, Maryland | (aged 77)
Resting place | Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Maryland |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | Dickinson College (BA) |
Profession | |
John Franklin Goucher (/ˈɡaʊtʃər/ GOW-chər; June 7, 1845 – July 19, 1922) was an American Methodist pastor and missionary and the namesake of Goucher College, formerly the Women's College of Baltimore City.[1] He was one of the college's co-founders along with fellow clergyman John B. Van Meter and served as its second president.