Harlan Hatcher

Harlan Hatcher

Hatcher c. 1962
President of the
University of Michigan
In office
1951–1967
Preceded by Alexander G. Ruthven
Succeeded by Robben Wright Fleming
Personal details
Born (1898-09-09)September 9, 1898
Ironton, Ohio
Died February 25, 1998(1998-02-25) (aged 99)
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Harlan Henthorne Hatcher (September 9, 1898 – February 25, 1998)[1] served as the eighth President of the University of Michigan from 1951 to 1967.

Biography

Harlan Henthorne Hatcher was born on September 9, 1898, in Ironton, Ohio.[1][2] He received a B.A., an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University.[2] He also attended the University of Chicago as a graduate student.[2]

He worked as a Professor of American Literature at Ohio State University, then as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1944, and as Vice President in 1948.[1][2] In 1951, he became the eighth President of the University of Michigan.[1] He helped expand the budget from $44.5 million to more than $186 million, and enrollment from 17,000 to 37,000.[1][2] He also established additional campuses in Flint and Dearborn.[1] In 1954, he condoned the hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee and fired two faculty members for suspicions of Communism.[2] He stepped down in 1967.[1] In 1968, the Graduate Library was named after him.[1] He wrote three novels and several academic volumes.[2]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Michigan Today
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The New York Times


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