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 | June 7, 1845 Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 22, 1922 (aged 77) Pikesville, Maryland |
| 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.
- ^ Anna Heubeck Knipp and Thaddeus P. Thomas, The History of Goucher College (1938)