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Howard Wesley Johnson

American educator

Howard Wesley Johnson (July 2, 1922 – December 12, 2009) was an American educator. He served as dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management between 1959 and 1966, president of MIT between 1966 and 1971, and chairman of the MIT Corporation (the university's board of trustees) from 1971 to 1983.²

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Born Jul 2, 1922, died Dec 12, 2009.¹

About

He was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

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Companies

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyChair Jul 1, 1966 to Jun 30, 1971¹⁰

Early life and education

Early life

Howard Johnson was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Albert Herman Johnson (1884–1968) and Laura Anna Hansen (1892–1979).

Education and early career

Johnson graduated in 1943 with a bachelor's degree in business from Central College in Chicago. He served in the Army in Europe during World War II, and returned to earn a master's degree in economics at the University of Chicago, where he taught from 1948 to 1955. He joined the MIT faculty as an associate professor of management in 1955.

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Career

Occupation: academic.⁶

1966 to 1971President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology⁴
1966 to 1971Chair, Massachusetts Institute of Technology⁵
Date not recordedWorked at MIT Sloan School of Management³
Date not recordedWorked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology³

Personal life

BornJul 2, 1922, Chicago⁷
DiedDec 12, 2009, Lexington⁸
CitizenshipUnited States⁹

Sources

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WikidataHoward Wesley Johnson: Worked at MIT Sloan School of Management, on Wikidata
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WikidataHoward Wesley Johnson: President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on Wikidata
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WikidataHoward Wesley Johnson: Chair, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on Wikidata
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WikidataHoward Wesley Johnson: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataHoward Wesley Johnson: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataHoward Wesley Johnson: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsHoward Wesley Johnson photo by Louis Fabian Bachrach, Jr., Public domain