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Victor L Butterfield

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Nationality
  
United States

Name
  
Victor Butterfield


Died
  
November 19, 1975

Fields
  
Philosophy

Born
  
February 7, 1904 Kingston, Rhode Island (
1904-02-07
)

Alma mater
  
Cornell University, Harvard University

Victor L. Butterfield (February 7, 1904 – November 19, 1975) was an American philosopher and educator who served as the eleventh President of Wesleyan University from 1943–1967.

Early life and education

He was born February 7, 1904 in Kingston, Rhode Island to Kenyon L. Butterfield and Harriet M Butterfield. He attended Cornell University and received his B.A. in 1927 and M.A. in 1928. In 1936 he earned a Ph.D. from Harvard.

References

Victor L. Butterfield Wikipedia