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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| Edgar Odell Lovett canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
educator
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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
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Princeton University ⓘ University of Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Leipzig ⓘ University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Princeton University
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Rice Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ Rice University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1946 ⓘ |
| familyName | Lovett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
higher education administration
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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
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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
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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
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Rice Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ Rice University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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