Mason Welch Gross

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Mason Welch Gross
16th President of Rutgers University
In office 1959–1971
Preceded by	Lewis Webster Jones
Succeeded by	Edward Bloustein
Personal details
Born	June 03, 1911 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	October 11, 1977(1977-10-11) (aged 66) Riverview Hospital Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse	Julia Kernan
Children	Ellen Clarissa Gross Katharine Wood Gross Charles Welles Gross Thomas Welch Gross
Parent(s)	Hilda Frances Welch (c1880-1962) Charles Welles Gross (1877-1957)
Education	Jesus College, Cambridge Harvard University

Mason Welch Gross (June 3, 1911 – October 11, 1977) was an American television quiz show personality, philosopher and academic. The namesake of Mason Gross School of the Arts, he served as the sixteenth President of Rutgers University from 1959 to 1971.