Marion LeRoy Burton

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Marion LeRoy Burton was an American educator and university president whose leadership and influence extended into major national organizations, including public health initiatives.

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instanceOf educator
human
university president
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1874-08-30
dateOfDeath 1925-02-18
educatedAt Carleton College
Yale Divinity School
Yale University
employer Smith College
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
familyName Burton
fieldOfWork higher education administration
public health advocacy
theology
givenName Marion
hasAcademicDegree Bachelor of Divinity from Yale Divinity School
Bachelor’s degree from Carleton College
PhD from Yale University
knownFor administrative and financial reorganization of universities
leadership in American higher education
participation in national public health and civic initiatives
livedIn Iowa, United States
linked to: Iowa

Massachusetts, United States
linked to: Massachusetts

Michigan, United States
linked to: Michigan

Minnesota, United States
linked to: Minnesota
memberOf National Council of Congregational Churches
various national education organizations in the United States
middleName LeRoy
nativeLanguage English
notableWork expansion of the University of Michigan in the early 1920s
reorganization and growth of the University of Minnesota
occupation clergyman
educator
university president
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, Iowa, United States
linked to: Brooklyn, Iowa
placeOfDeath Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
linked to: Ann Arbor
positionHeld president of Smith College
president of the University of Michigan
president of the University of Minnesota
religion Congregationalism
sexOrGender male
spouse Nina L. Moses
workLocation Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
linked to: Ann Arbor

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
linked to: Minneapolis

Northampton, Massachusetts, United States

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American Cancer Society foundedBy Marion LeRoy Burton