Victor L. Butterfield

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'''Victor L. Butterfield''' (February 7, 1904 – November 19, 1975) was an American philosopher and educator who served as the eleventh President of [[Wesleyan University]] from 1943 to 1967.

== Early life and education == He was born February 7, 1904, in [[Kingston, Rhode Island]], to Harriet M. and [[Kenyon L. Butterfield]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2V9-QDF |title=Family Search |website=[[FamilySearch]] |access-date=March 1, 2015}}</ref> He attended [[Cornell University]] and received his B.A. in 1927 and M.A. in 1928. In 1936 he earned a Ph.D. from [[Harvard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wesleyan.edu/president/pastpresidents/butterfield.html |title=Presidents of Wesleyan|work=wesleyan.edu}}</ref>

== Career at Wesleyan University ==

During Butterfield's tenure as president of Wesleyan, the longest in its history, the number of faculty and students doubled, and its endowment increased from $10 million to $150 million.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1975-11-20 |title=Victor L. Butterfield Dies at 71; President Emeritus of Wesleyan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/20/archives/victor-l-butterfield-dies-at-71-president-emeritus-of-wesleyan.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

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