George Washington Rightmire, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Washington Rightmire

American academic

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1868

Date of Death: 23-Dec-1952

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About George Washington Rightmire

  • George Washington Rightmire (November 15, 1868 – December 23, 1952), born in Lawrence County, Ohio, was the sixth President of The Ohio State University.
  • He graduated from Ohio State in 1895 and taught in the Columbus Public Schools for seven years.
  • From 1904 to 1919 he studied and practiced intellectual property law in Columbus, Ohio.
  • He was an instructor and professor, before becoming the dean of the College of Law at Ohio State University.
  • In 1925, he served as the acting president of the university for about four months.
  • He eventually took the presidential office in 1926.
  • Rightmire Hall, a science laboratory at Ohio State, is named in his honor. George Rightmire was the Ohio State University President from March 1, 1926 to July 1, 1938.

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