Clark Kerr
Clark Kerr (May 17, 1911 – December 1, 2003) was an American economist and academic administrator. He was the first chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, and twelfth president of the University of California.
Clark Kerr | |
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Kerr in 1964 | |
| 12th President of the University of California | |
| In office 1958–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Gordon Sproul |
| Succeeded by | Charles J. Hitch |
| 1st Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley | |
| In office 1952–1957 | |
| Succeeded by | Glenn T. Seaborg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17, 1911 Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 2003 (aged 92) El Cerrito, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Catherine Spaulding Kerr |
| Education | Swarthmore College (AB) Stanford University (MA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Profession | Economist, educator, administrator |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Productive enterprises of the unemployed, 1931-1938 (1939) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economics |
| Institutions | University of Washington University of California, Berkeley University of California |
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