Robert F. Goheen

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Robert F. Goheen was an American classicist and academic leader best known for serving as the transformative 16th president of Princeton University from 1957 to 1972.

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instanceOf academic administrator
classicist
human
university president
academicDegree PhD in classics
academicDiscipline classics
appointedBy Jimmy Carter (associated via Carter Center)
surface form: Jimmy Carter (as U.S. Ambassador to India)
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Princeton University
Lawrenceville School
surface form: The Lawrenceville School
employer Princeton University
endTime 1972 (as president of Princeton University)
familyName Goheen
fieldOfWork classics
higher education administration
givenName Robert
knownFor modernizing Princeton’s governance and curriculum
support for coeducation and inclusion in higher education
transformative presidency of Princeton University
languageSpoken English
memberOf Princeton University faculty
militaryService United States Army
name Robert F. Goheen self-link
notableAchievement advanced racial and ethnic diversity at Princeton
oversaw major expansion of Princeton’s campus
promoted coeducation at Princeton University
strengthened Princeton’s research profile
notableWork leadership in expanding Princeton University
occupation classicist
diplomat
university president
officeHeld United States Ambassador
surface form: United States Ambassador to India
placeOfActivity India
United States of America
surface form: United States
positionHeld 16th president of Princeton University
startTime 1957 (as president of Princeton University)
workLocation New Delhi, India
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
surface form: Princeton, New Jersey

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