John Edward Sawyer

American academic

John Edward Sawyer (May 5, 1917 – February 7, 1995) was a prominent academic and philanthropic administrator. He was educated at Worcester Academy and then Deerfield Academy, Williams College, and Harvard University.²

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Born May 5, 1917, died Feb 7, 1995.¹

About

He served as the 11th president of Williams College, and headed the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the National Academy of Sciences. In 1988 Sawyer was awarded the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.

From Wikipedia’s article on John Edward Sawyer, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Andrew W. Mellon FoundationChair 1975 to 1987⁹

Early life and education

Date not recordedWilliams College³
Date not recordedDeerfield Academy³
Date not recordedHarvard University³
Date not recordedWorcester Academy³

Career

Occupation: academic administrator.⁵

1975 to 1987Chair, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation⁴

Personal life

CitizenshipUnited States⁶

Awards

1988NAS Public Welfare Medal^{7 8}

Sources

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WikidataJohn Edward Sawyer on Wikidata
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WikipediaJohn Edward Sawyer on Wikipedia
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WikidataJohn Edward Sawyer: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn Edward Sawyer: Chair, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn Edward Sawyer: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn Edward Sawyer: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataJohn Edward Sawyer: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataAndrew W. Mellon Foundation, Chair