Edgar Odell Lovett
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Edgar Odell Lovett (April 14, 1871 ā August 13, 1957) was an American educator and education administrator.
Quick Facts 1st President of Rice University, Succeeded by ...
Edgar Odell Lovett | |
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1st President of Rice University | |
In office 1912ā1946 | |
Succeeded by | William V. Houston |
Personal details | |
Born | (1871-04-14)April 14, 1871 Shreve, Ohio, US |
Died | August 13, 1957(1957-08-13) (aged 86) Houston, Texas, US |
Alma mater | Bethany College (BA) University of Virginia (PhD) University of Leipzig (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | |
Thesis | The great inequality of Jupiter and Saturn (1895) |
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He was the first president of Rice Institute (now Rice University) in Houston, Texas. Lovett was recommended to the post by Woodrow Wilson, then president of Princeton University.[1][2]