Arthur A. O'Leary, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur A. O'Leary

American Jesuit educator

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1887

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Date of Death: 08-Feb-1962

Profession: Catholic priest, academic administrator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Arthur Aloysius O'Leary (September 27, 1887 – February 8, 1962) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit, who served as President of Georgetown University in from 1935 to 1942.
Born in Washington, D.C., he studied at Gonzaga College, before entering the Society of Jesus and continuing his education at St.
Andrew-on-Hudson and Woodstock College.
He then taught at St.
Andrew-on-Hudson and Georgetown University, where he eventually became the university's librarian, and undertook a major improvement of the Georgetown University Library.
O'Leary then assumed the presidency of the university in the midst of the Great Depression and, later, World War II. In office, he began a revitalization of the national alumni network, re-established the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as a standalone school within the university, and significantly expanded Georgetown's athletic programs.
Following the end of his presidency, he became the pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown, and then pastor of St.
Andrew-on-Hudson.
At the end of his life, he returned to Georgetown, where he died.