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Frank Palmer Speare

American academic¹

Frank Palmer Speare (1869 – May 28, 1954) was the first president of Northeastern University (formerly known as the Evening Institute for Younger Men until 1916), serving from 1898 to 1940. He began the evening program at the Boston YMCA that later became Northeastern.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Frank Palmer Speare (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1869, died May 28, 1954.¹

About

As founding president, he oversaw the launching of the university's evening law school, the now-defunct automobile school, the evening polytechnic schools, the school of commerce and finance, and the co-operative engineering school.

In addition to being an educator, he was also a sailor, farmer, and music enthusiast. He composed songs ("Silver Bay, a Song of Vacation Days") and other music (the "Northeastern March"), plays (Mystic Waters, or The Spirit of Winnipesaukee), and musicals.

From Wikipedia’s article on Frank Palmer Speare, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Northeastern UniversityChair 1898 to 1940⁸

Early life and education

Date not recordedBridgewater State University³

Career

Occupation: educator.⁵

1898 to 1940Chair, Northeastern University⁴

Personal life

Born1869, Boston⁶
CitizenshipUnited States⁷

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WikidataFrank Palmer Speare: Chair, Northeastern University, on Wikidata
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WikidataNortheastern University, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsFrank Palmer Speare photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain