Richard Henry Jesse
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Jesse as President of the University of Missouri
Richard Henry Jesse (May 1, 1853 – January 21, 1921)[1] was an American educator and the eighth president of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.[2] He was born in Lancaster County, Virginia 1853 and attended the University of Virginia.[3] He went on to teach at the University of Louisiana and Tulane University before assuming the presidency 1891. He retired in 1908. Jesse Hall on the David R. Francis Quadrangle is named in honor of him and was initiated as an Honorary member of the Acacia Fraternity. He is buried in Columbia at the Columbia Cemetery.[4]
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Former Presidents | Office of the President | University of Missouri at www.umsystem.edu
- ↑ SHSMO-Columbia--Jesse, Richard Henry (1853-1921), Papers, 1871-1932 (C3806)--INVENTORY at shs.umsystem.edu
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Further reading
- Richard Henry Jesse: President of the University of Missouri, 1891-1908 Columbia, Mo., University of Missouri Press
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| Preceded by | President of the University of Missouri 1891-1908 |
Succeeded by Albert Ross Hill |
