Evan Pugh

Evan Pugh

Infobox University Chancellor
name = Evan Pugh


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university = Penn State University
term_start = 1859
term_end = 1864
birth_date = birth date|1828|2|29|mf=y
birth_place = Oxford, Pennsylvania
death_date = death date and age|1864|4|29|1828|2|29|mf=y
death_place = State College, Pennsylvania
predecessor = Inaugural
successor = William Henry Allen
alma_mater = University of Göttingen
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Evan Pugh (February 29, 1828 — April 29, 1864) was the first president of the Pennsylvania State University, serving from 1859 until his death in 1864. An agricultural chemist, he was responsible for securing Penn State's designation in 1863 as a land-grant institution under the Morrill Land Grant Act.

References

* [http://www.psu.edu/ur/about/markers/pugh.html Penn State Historical Markers]
* [http://www.lias.psu.edu/speccolls/psua/psgeneralhistory/presidents/pugh.htm Penn State Presidents and their achievements]
* [http://www.research.psu.edu/about/history/pugh.html Vice President for Research]
* [http://www.aginfo.psu.edu/PSA/fw97/pugh.html Penn State Agriculture Magazine]
* [http://www.explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=474 ExplorePAhistory.com Historical Markers]

Persondata
NAME=Pugh, Evan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=First president of Penn State University
DATE OF BIRTH=February 29, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH=Oxford, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH=April 29, 1864
PLACE OF DEATH=State College, Pennsylvania


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