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About George W. Adams (academic)
- George Worthington Adams (November 22, 1905 – November 6, 1981) was the Chairman of Commission on Extension Courses and Director of the University Extension at Harvard University from 1946-1949.
- He was the third person to hold the position.Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, he received a bachelor's degree from Illinois College and a Master's degree and doctorate at Harvard, where he also served as secretary to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.Adams taught at the MacMurray College for Women, and was a professor of history and dean at Colorado College.
- He later went on to become the chairman of the History Department at Southern Illinois University.
- He also taught American Studies in Salzburg, Austria.
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