John Gabbert Bowman
American poet (1877–1962)
John Gabbert Bowman (May 18, 1877 – December 2, 1962) was the tenth Chancellor (1921–1945) of the University of Pittsburgh and the ninth President (1911–1914) of the University of Iowa.2
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Born May 18, 1877, died Dec 2, 1962.1
About
He is best known for initiating and completing the 42-story Cathedral of Learning, the centerpiece of Pitt's campus, over the objections of many faculty and community members. At the time, it was the tallest educational structure in the world. He also established the University of Pittsburgh Press and oversaw the institution of controversial athletic policies that resulted in the resignation in popular head football coach Jock Sutherland.
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Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Iowa3
Bowman was born in Davenport, Iowa. He married Florence Ridgway Berry and they had two children.
He also worked as a journalist in Iowa and Illinois, taught in a one-room rural Iowa school and at Columbia University. From Columbia, he worked at the newly founded Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
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Career
Occupation: educator, poet.5
- Date not recordedFounded University of Pittsburgh Press4
In 1915, he became the founding director of the American College of Surgeons, where he served until 1921.
Bowman was the first University of Iowa alumnus to become its President, as well as the school's first Iowa-born chief administrator. He earned the B.A. degree in 1899, the M.A. in 1904, and the Litt.D. in 1934. He became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity as an undergraduate.
He arrived on campus in 1921. Bowman resigned as chancellor from the University of Pittsburgh in 1945. The trustees named him President Honorarius and awarded him an honorary doctorate of laws.
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