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Edward Augustus Dickson (1879–1956) was an American educator. He co-founded the University of California, Los Angeles.

Biography

Early life

Edward Augustus Dickson was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on August 29, 1879. [1] [2] [3] [4] He moved to California in 1885 with his family. [3] He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1901. [1] [2] [4]

Career

He taught in Japan in 1901-1902. [1] [2] Back in California, he worked as a journalist for the Sacramento Record-Union, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Los Angeles Express. [1] [2] [3] In 1919, he purchased the Los Angeles Express and became its editor. [3] [4]

In 1912, at the age of thirty-three, he was appointed to the Board of Regents of the Los Angeles State Normal School, the precursor to UCLA. On October 25, 1917, he had lunch with Ernest Carroll Moore (1871-1955) at the Jonathan Club, a private member's club in Los Angeles. [1] [2] Together, they decided to establish the Southern Branch in Westwood, Los Angeles, which eventually became the new campus of UCLA. [1] [2] He served as a Regent for forty-three years, until 1956. [1] [2] [3] He also served as the President of the Board of Regents in 1948. [3]

He served as President of the Western Federal Savings and Loan Association from 1931 to 1956. [3] He also sat on the board of directors of the Central Investment Corporation. [3]

He was a member of the California Republican Party. [3] Moreover, he co-founded the Lincoln–Roosevelt League and served as a delegate to the 1932 Republican National Convention. [3] He also served on the board of directors of the Olympic Games Association for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [3] Furthermore, he was involved with the Los Angeles Art Association, the Los Angeles County Art Institute and the UCLA Art Council. [3] He was featured in Who's Who in America. [3]

Personal life

He married Wilhelmina de Wolff in 1907. [3]

Death

He died on February 22, 1956, at the age of seventy-six. [1] [2]

Bibliography

Dickson, *The University of California at Los Angeles: Its Origin and Formative Years (1955)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "UCLA Past Leaders". Archived from the original on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "UCLA Spotlight". Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Online Archive of California
  4. ^ a b c Kevin Starr, Inventing the Dream: California Through the Progressive Era, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986, p. 241 [1]
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