Taft, Horace Dwight, 1925-1983.

Horace Dwight Taft was born in 1925, the son of Senator Robert A. and Martha Bowers Taft, and grandson of President William Howard Taft. He attended the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, which was founded by a grand-uncle, Horace Dutton Taft. He received a B.A. degree (1950) from Yale University and a Master's degree (1953) and a Ph.D. (1955) from the University of Chicago. Taft joined the Yale faculty in 1956 as an instructor in physics, and was appointed a professor in 1964. He was master of Davenport College from 1966 to 1971, and dean of Yale College from 1971-1979. He served on numerous university committees and was director of undergraduate studies in physics. He died in New Haven, Connecticut on February 11, 1983.

From the description of Horace Dwight Taft papers, 1888-1983 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702169568

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