Edgar Odell Lovett

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Edgar Odell Lovett was an American mathematician and educator best known as the founding president of Rice University, where he played a central role in shaping the institution’s early development.

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instanceOf educator
human
mathematician
university president
academicDegree PhD in mathematics
appointedBy Trustees of the William Marsh Rice estate NERFINISHED
birthDate 1871-04-14
birthPlace Shreve, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfAppointmentAsPresident 1908
deathDate 1957-08-13
educatedAt Bethany College NERFINISHED
Princeton University
University of Bonn NERFINISHED
University of Leipzig
University of Paris NERFINISHED
employer Princeton University
Rice Institute NERFINISHED
Rice University NERFINISHED
endTime 1946
familyName Lovett NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork higher education administration
mathematics
gender male
givenName Edgar NERFINISHED
hasHonor Lovett College at Rice University named in his honor
inceptionOfPresidency 1912
influenced early academic culture of Rice University
knownFor planning the academic structure of Rice Institute
recruiting prominent scholars to Rice Institute
shaping the early development of Rice University
memberOf American Mathematical Society NERFINISHED
name Edgar Odell Lovett NERFINISHED
notableFor founding president of Rice University
notableWork Inaugural addresses and reports for Rice Institute NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld President of Rice Institute
President of Rice University
religion Disciples of Christ NERFINISHED
residence Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
retirementDate 1946
spouse Mary Ellen Hale Lovett NERFINISHED
startTime 1912
taughtAt Princeton University NERFINISHED
Rice Institute NERFINISHED
Rice University NERFINISHED

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Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas, United States notableBurial Edgar Odell Lovett
subject surface form: Glenwood Cemetery