Harry Brookings Wallace | |
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Born |
St. Louis, Missouri | August 6, 1877
Died | August 11, 1955 St. Louis, Missouri | (aged 78)
Burial place | Bellefontaine Cemetery |
Education | Yale University |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, academic administrator |
Relatives | Robert S. Brookings (uncle) |
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Harry Brookings Wallace (August 6, 1877 - August 11, 1955) was the acting chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1944 to 1945.
Harry Brookings Wallace was born in St. Louis on August 6, 1877. [1] He attended Smith Academy in St. Louis, and graduated from Yale University in 1899. While there, he was a varsity baseball player. [2]
The nephew of Robert S. Brookings, he became a trustee of the Brookings Institution in 1927. He was president of Cupples & Marston from 1917 to 1942. [2]
He was the acting chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from July 1944 to September 1945. [2] [3]
He died at his home in St. Louis on August 11, 1955, and was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery. [2]