Galpin, Perrin C., 1889-1973.

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Galpin, Perrin C., 1889-1973.

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Secretary, Commission for Relief in Belgium, 1914-1915; secretary, American Relief Administration, 1919-1923; president, Belgian-American Educational Foundation, 1920-1963.

From the description of Perrin C. Galpin papers, 1914-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868959

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1889, August 11 Born, New Haven, Connecticut 1913 1914 Graduate studies, Oxford University, Great Britain 1914 1915 Secretary, Commission for Relief in Belgium (Brussels) 1916 1917 Instructor of history and economics, Union College, Schenectady, New York 1917 1918 Served as a captain of field artillery in the U.S. Army in France 1918 1919 Secretary, Commission for Relief in Belgium (Lille) 1919 1923 Secretary, American Relief Administration 1920 Original incorporator, Belgian-Ameircan Educational Foundation; President until 1963 1923 Incorporator, American Children's Fund; Vice-President from 1936 to 1950 1928 Honorary Doctorate, University of Louvain, Belgium 1930 Honorary Doctorate, University of Brussels, Belgium 1932 Member, Francqui Foundation of Belgium 1938 Accompanied Herbert Hoover on his trip to Europe 1945 Member, Council of Administration, Fondation Universitaire de Belgique 1945 1955 Director, W. T. Grant Co. 1946 Member, Herbert Hoover Food Mission to Europe and Asia 1947 1955 Executive Director, Grant Foundation 1951 Decorated Grand Officer of Leopold II, Belgium 1956 Editor: Hugh Gibson, 1883-1954 1973, August 11 Died, Pelham Manor, New York From the guide to the Perrin C. Galpin Papers, 1914-1957., (Hoover Institution Archives)

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