William Henry Allen (academician)

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William Henry Allen

Penn State University
Term 1864 – 1866
Predecessor Evan Pugh
Successor John Fraser
Born March 27, 1808(1808-03-27)
Readfield, Maine
Died August 29, 1882 (aged 74)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alma mater Bowdoin College

William Henry Allen (March 27, 1808 – August 29, 1882) was an American professor and academic administrator. He served as acting president of Dickinson College from 1847 until 1848, and later was selected as the second president of the Pennsylvania State University, serving from 1864 until 1866.


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Presidents of Pennsylvania State University

Evan Pugh (1859) · William Henry Allen (1864) · John Fraser (1866) · Thomas Henry Burrowes (1868) · James Calder (1871) · Joseph Shortlidge (1880) · James Y. McKee (1881) · George W. Atherton (1882) · James A. Beaver (1906) · Edwin Erle Sparks (1908) · John Martin Thomas (1921) · Ralph Dorn Hetzel (1927) · James Milholland (1947) · Milton S. Eisenhower (1950) · Eric A. Walker (1956) · John W. Oswald (1970) · Bryce Jordan (1983) · Joab Thomas (1990) · Graham Spanier (1995)
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NAME Allen, William Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Second president of Penn State University
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH Readfield, Maine
DATE OF DEATH August 29, 1882
PLACE OF DEATH Philadelphia, Pennsylvania