Frank Fackenthal
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Frank Diehl Fackenthal CC 1906 served as chief clerk (1906-10), secretary (1910-37), Provost (1937-48), and acting president (1945-48) of the university. After a brief interlude at the Carnegie Corporation, he returned to serve as president of Columbia University Press, from 1953 to 1958.
While an undergrad, Fackenthal participated in the Varsity Show.
[edit] See also
- The Greater Power and Other Addresses (1949), a compilation of Fackenthal's speeches made during his time as acting president
| Preceded by Milton Del Manzo (Summer Sessions) | Provost 1937-1948 | Succeeded by Albert C. Jacobs |
| Preceded by Nicholas Murray Butler | President of Columbia University (acting) 1945-1948 | Succeeded by Dwight D. Eisenhower |
