George Edgar Vincent
| George Edgar Vincent | |
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| Third President of the University of Minnesota |
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In office 1911–1917 |
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| Preceded by | Cyrus Northrop |
| Succeeded by | Marion LeRoy Burton |
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March 21, 1864 Rockford, Illinois United States |
| Died | February 1, 1941 (aged 76) New York City, New York United States |
| Spouse(s) | Louise (Palmer) Vincent |
| Children | John Henry Vincent Isabel (Vincent) Harper Elizabath (Vincent) Foster |
| Parents | Bishop John Heyl Vincent Elizabeth (Dusenbury) Vincent |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Profession | Sociologist, Professor, University President |
| Known for | Co-author of the first sociology textbook with Albion Small |
George Edgar Vincent (March 21, 1864 – February 2, 1941) was an American sociologist and university president.
He was born at Rockford, Illinois, the son of Bishop John H. Vincent. He studied at Yale, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and served on the thirteenth editorial board of The Yale Record. After graduating in 1885, he engaged in journalistic and literary work.
In 1888 he became associated with the Chautauqua system as vice principal, and after 1907 was president of the Chautauqua Institution (of the Chautauqua movement).
From 1892 to 1894 he was a fellow at the University of Chicago, in the first Department of Sociology in the United States. He was appointed to the Chicago faculty in 1894 and became a professor of sociology in 1904. From 1900 to 1907 he was dean of the junior colleges, and from 1907 to 1911 he was dean of the faculties of arts, literature, and science.
In 1911 he became the third president of the University of Minnesota. Drawing on his experience with the Chautauqua Institution he helped found the General Extension Division (the predecessor of the College of Continuing Education) to provide working adults with access to the University's courses. He left his position in 1917 to become president of the Rockefeller Foundation.
Vincent Hall on the University of Minnesota's East Bank campus is named in his honor. Vincent Hall is home to the School of Mathematics.
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