Harry Brookings Wallace
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri | August 6, 1877
Died | August 11, 1955 St. Louis, Missouri | (aged 78)
Burial place | Bellefontaine Cemetery |
Education | Yale University |
Occupation | Businessman, academic administrator |
Relatives | Robert S. Brookings (uncle) |
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Harry Brookings Wallace (August 6, 1877 - August 11, 1955) was the acting chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1944 to 1945.
Biography[]
Harry Brookings Wallace was born in St. Louis on August 6, 1877.[1] He attended Smith Academy in St. Louis, and graduated from Yale University in 1899. While there, he was a varsity baseball player.[2]
The nephew of Robert S. Brookings, he became a trustee of the Brookings Institution in 1927. He was president of Cupples & Marston from 1917 to 1942.[2]
He was the acting chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from July 1944 to September 1945.[2][3]
He died at his home in St. Louis on August 11, 1955, and was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.[2]
References[]
- ^ The Book of St. Louisans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the City of St. Louis and Vicinity. St. Louis republic. 1912. p. 618. Retrieved November 24, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d "Harry Brookings Wallace, Civic Leader, Dies at 78". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. August 12, 1955. pp. 1, 5A. Retrieved November 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harry Brookings Wallace Personal Papers (WUA00200), 1873-1985 WUA University Archives". St. Louis republic, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
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- 1877 births
- 1955 deaths
- Brookings Institution
- Burials at Bellefontaine Cemetery
- Chancellors of Washington University in St. Louis
- Yale Bulldogs baseball players
- American academic administrator stubs