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

Biographical Note

  • 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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