John S. Allen
| John S. Allen | |
|---|---|
University of Florida Acting President
John S. Allen, circa 1954. |
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| Born |
May 13, 1907 Pendleton, Indiana |
| Died | December 27, 1982 (aged 75) Tampa, Florida |
| Education |
B.A., Earlham College, 1928 M.S., University of Minnesota, 1929 Ph.D., New York University, 1936 |
| Occupation |
Astronomer University Professor University President |
| Employer |
University of Minnesota Colgate University New York Department of Education University of Florida University of South Florida |
| Spouse(s) | Grace Carlton Allen |
John Stuart Allen (May 13, 1907 – December 27, 1982) was an American astronomer, university professor and university president. He was a native of Indiana, and pursued a career as a professor of astronomy after receiving his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees. Allen was the interim president of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida, and subsequently became the founding president of the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.
John Allen was born in Pendleton, Indiana in 1907. His parents were Quakers, and his father was a high school teacher and principal. His father imparted to him a love of education and a fascination with astronomy derived from their shared backyard observations of the night sky. Allen graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from Quaker-affiliated Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana in 1928, a master's degree in astronomy from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in 1929, and a doctor of philosophy degree from New York University in New York City in 1936. While he was a graduate student at Minnesota, in 1933, he met and married the former Grace Carlton, an education student.
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