Alfred Stearns

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Alfred E. Stearns

Ph.D
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9th Principal of Phillips Academy
In office
1903–1933
Preceded byCecil Bancroft
Succeeded byClaude Moore Fuess
Personal details
Born
Alfred Ernest Stearns

(1871-06-06)June 6, 1871
Orange, New Jersey[1][2]
DiedNovember 15, 1949(1949-11-15) (aged 78)
Andover, Massachusetts[1]
Resting placeChapel Cemetery, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA[1]
Spouse(s)
Kate Deane
​
(m. 1900)​
[3]

Alfred Ernest Stearns (June 6, 1871[2][4] - November 15, 1949[1]) was an American educator and 9th Principal[a] of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts from 1903 to 1933. He was featured on the cover of Time for its 8 Feb 1926 edition.

Alfred E. Stearns House, Phillips Academy

Notes[]

  1. ^ The contemporary name for the position is Head of School.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Andover Townsman 1949, p. 1.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Fuess 1917, p. 504.
  3. ^ Fuess 1917, p. 505.
  4. ^ Allis 1979, p. 315.
  5. ^ Trustees of Phillips Academy.

Bibliography[]

  • Allis, Frederick Scouller Jr. (1979). Youth From Every Quarter: A Bicentennial History of Phillips Academy, Andover. Andover: Phillips Academy. ISBN 978-0-87451-157-4. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  • Andover Townsman (17 November 1949). "Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Noted Educator, Dies" (PDF). 63 (4). The Andover Townsman. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  • Fuess, Claude Moore (1917). An Old New England School: A History of Phillips Academy Andover. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  • Trustees of Phillips Academy. "John Palfrey P'21". Andover. Trustees of Phillips Academy. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

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