Wilkins, Ernest Hatch, 1880-1966

Ernest Hatch Wilkins was born in Newton Centre, Massachusetts on September 14, 1880. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Amherst College in 1900 and began his teaching career there, receiving the M.A. from Amherst in 1903. He taught at Harvard University from 1906 to 1912 while working towards the Ph. D. in Romance Languages, which he received in 1910. In 1912, he was appointed Associate Professor of Romance Languages at the University of Chicago and in 1923 became Dean of the university's College of Arts, Literature and Science. From 1927 to 1946, he served as the seventh president of Oberlin College. He retired in 1946 to Newton, Massachusetts and died there January 2, 1966.

From the description of Papers, 1927-1946. (Oberlin College Library). WorldCat record id: 27116001