Eliza G. Radeke
Eliza Greene Radeke (née Metcalf; 1854–1931) was the president of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence, Rhode Island from 1913 to 1931 and was the daughter of RISD co-founder Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf.
Eliza G. Radeke | |
|---|---|
| 7th President of the Rhode Island School of Design | |
| In office 1913–1931 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Comstock Bates |
| Succeeded by | Helen Metcalf Danforth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eliza Greene Metcalf December 11, 1854 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | 1931 |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery |
| Spouse | Gustav Radeke (1880–1892; death) |
| Relations | Jesse H. Metcalf (brother) |
| Parent | Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf (mother) |
| Alma mater | Vassar College, Brown University |
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