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{{Short description|Former President of Hofstra University}} |
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| office = 2nd President of [[Hofstra University]] |
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| term_start = May 16, 1945<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1945/05/17/archives/dr-john-cranford-adams-is-istalled-as-second-president-of-hofstra.html Dr. John Cranford Adams IS Istalled As Second President of Hofstra College]</ref> |
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| term_end = October 1, 1964<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1964/04/09/archives/hofstra-names-its-3d-president-dean-of-columbias-general-studies-to.html HOFSTRA NAMES ITS 3D PRESIDENT: Dean of Columbia's General Studies to Assume Post]</ref> |
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| predecessor = [[Howard S. Brower]] (Acting) |
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| successor = [[Clifford Lee Lord]] |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|10|11}} |
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|birth_place = [[Boston, |
|birth_place = [[Boston, Massachusetts]],<br>[[United States]] |
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|death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|11|24|1903|10|11}} |
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|alma_mater = [[Cornell University]]<br>[[King's College, Cambridge]] |
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| ⚫ | '''John Cranford Adams''' (October 11, 1903 – November 24, 1986)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/27/obituaries/dr-john-c-adams-83-2d-president-of-hofstra.html |title=John Cranford Adams Biography|website=[[The New York Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hofstra.edu/Library/libspc/libspc_playhouse.html |title=Hofstra University Library Special Collections |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153451/http://www.hofstra.edu/Library/libspc/libspc_playhouse.html |archivedate=2015-04-02 }}</ref> was an American educator and academic administrator who served as the second president of the [[Hofstra University]] from 1944 to 1964. |
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| ⚫ | '''John Cranford Adams''' (October 11, 1903 |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Adams was born October 11, 1903 to John Davis and Mary (Cranford) Adams. He attended [[Cornell University]], where he was a member of the [[Quill and Dagger]] society and received a B.A. in 1926 and a Ph.D. in 1935. He also studied at [[King's College, Cambridge]], England from 1926 |
Adams was born October 11, 1903, to John Davis and Mary (Cranford) Adams. He attended [[Cornell University]], where he was a member of the [[Quill and Dagger]] society and received a B.A. in 1926 and a Ph.D. in 1935. He also studied at [[King's College, Cambridge]], England from 1926 to 1928.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3413100015/adams-john-cranford-1903.html |title=Adams, John Cranford 1903–1986}}</ref> |
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He was an instructor in English at [[Syracuse University]] from 1926 to 1928 and at [[Cornell]] from 1930 |
He was an instructor in English at [[Syracuse University]] from 1926 to 1928 and at [[Cornell]] from 1930 to 1937. He taught at Cornell from 1937 to 1944, first as assistant professor and then associate professor. He was named the second President of [[Hofstra University]] in 1944. During his 20 years tenure at [[Hofstra]], the school grew from a small liberal arts college of 367 students to a major university with an enrollment of 9,000. The campus theater John Cranford Adams Playhouse and the John Cranford Adams Chair in Literature are named in his honor. |
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| DATE OF DEATH = {{Death date|1986|11|24}} |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Ithaca, NY]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:27, 22 June 2024
John Cranford Adams | |
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| 2nd President of Hofstra University | |
| In office May 16, 1945[1] – October 1, 1964[2] | |
| Preceded by | Howard S. Brower (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Clifford Lee Lord |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 11, 1903 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | November 24, 1986 (aged 83) Ithaca, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | Cornell University King's College, Cambridge |
John Cranford Adams (October 11, 1903 – November 24, 1986)[3][4] was an American educator and academic administrator who served as the second president of the Hofstra University from 1944 to 1964.
Biography
[edit]Adams was born October 11, 1903, to John Davis and Mary (Cranford) Adams. He attended Cornell University, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society and received a B.A. in 1926 and a Ph.D. in 1935. He also studied at King's College, Cambridge, England from 1926 to 1928.[5]
He was an instructor in English at Syracuse University from 1926 to 1928 and at Cornell from 1930 to 1937. He taught at Cornell from 1937 to 1944, first as assistant professor and then associate professor. He was named the second President of Hofstra University in 1944. During his 20 years tenure at Hofstra, the school grew from a small liberal arts college of 367 students to a major university with an enrollment of 9,000. The campus theater John Cranford Adams Playhouse and the John Cranford Adams Chair in Literature are named in his honor.
References
[edit]- ^ Dr. John Cranford Adams IS Istalled As Second President of Hofstra College
- ^ HOFSTRA NAMES ITS 3D PRESIDENT: Dean of Columbia's General Studies to Assume Post
- ^ "John Cranford Adams Biography". The New York Times.
- ^ "Hofstra University Library Special Collections". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Adams, John Cranford 1903–1986".
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