Frederic W. Boatwright
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Frederic_W._Boatwright an entity of type: Thing
Frederic William Boatwright (January 28, 1868 – October 31, 1951) was president of Richmond College, now the University of Richmond, from 1895 to 1946. Born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Boatwright entered Richmond College in 1883 at the age of 15. He graduated with a Master of Arts degree in 1888 and pursued graduate study at the University of Halle, Sorbonne, and the University of Leipzig. He married Ellen Moore Thomas on December 23, 1890. Elected president of Richmond College in 1895 at the age of twenty-seven, Boatwright led the university for 51 years, one of the longest terms of service of any college president.In 1914, under Dr. Boatwright's leadership, the College moved from the Fan district of downtown Richmond to its current West End campus.
rdf:langString
rdf:langString
Frederic W. Boatwright
rdf:langString
rdf:langString
Frederic W. Boatwright
rdf:langString
Frederic W. Boatwright
rdf:langString
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
xsd:date
1951-10-31
rdf:langString
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S.
xsd:date
1868-01-28
xsd:integer
5602501
xsd:integer
1061113353
xsd:date
1868-01-28
rdf:langString
Frederic William Boatwright
xsd:date
1951-10-31
rdf:langString
President of the University of Richmond
rdf:langString
Faculty-run administration
xsd:date
1890-12-23
rdf:langString
rdf:langString
Ellen Moore Thomas
xsd:integer
1946
xsd:integer
1895
rdf:langString
President of the University of Richmond
xsd:integer
1895
rdf:langString
Frederic William Boatwright (January 28, 1868 – October 31, 1951) was president of Richmond College, now the University of Richmond, from 1895 to 1946. Born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Boatwright entered Richmond College in 1883 at the age of 15. He graduated with a Master of Arts degree in 1888 and pursued graduate study at the University of Halle, Sorbonne, and the University of Leipzig. He married Ellen Moore Thomas on December 23, 1890. Elected president of Richmond College in 1895 at the age of twenty-seven, Boatwright led the university for 51 years, one of the longest terms of service of any college president.In 1914, under Dr. Boatwright's leadership, the College moved from the Fan district of downtown Richmond to its current West End campus. Boatwright Memorial Library, opened in 1955 on the school's campus, is named in his honor. Earl Hamner Jr., creator of the hit CBS-TV series The Waltons, attended Richmond College during Boatwright's tenure, and named the fictional Boatwright University where the character of John-Boy Walton attended college after him.
xsd:nonNegativeInteger
3755
rdf:langString
rdf:langString
Frederic William Boatwright