Louis A. Toepfer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis A. Toepfer

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1930

Place of Birth: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 06-Mar-2000

Profession: teacher

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Louis Adelbert Toepfer (August 31, 1930–March 6, 2000) was the second President of Case Western Reserve University. Toepfer was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on August 31, 1919. Toepfer earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Beloit College in 1940.
He married his college sweetheart, Alice Mary Willy, in 1942.
During World War II, he served as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S.
Navy from 1942-1946, primarily on the USS Healy, a destroyer in the Pacific theater.
In 1947, he graduated from Harvard Law School.
Upon graduation, Toepfer became a member of Harvard Law School's faculty, and served as the school's vice dean from 1950-1966.In 1966, Toepfer came to Case Western Reserve University as dean of the School of Law.
He served as the second president of Case Western Reserve University from 1970-1980.
Upon retirement, he joined the national law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue as partner in charge of opening and managing the firm's new office in Columbus, Ohio.