Thomas F. Holgate

Thomas F. Holgate
Interim President of Northwestern University
In office
1916–1919
Preceded byAbram W. Harris
Succeeded byLynn Hough
In office
1904–1906
Preceded byEdmund J. James
Succeeded byAbram W. Harris
Personal details
Born
Thomas Franklin Holgate

(1859-04-08)April 8, 1859
Hastings County, United Province of Canada
DiedApril 11, 1945(1945-04-11) (aged 86)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Resting placeRosehill Cemetery
EducationUniversity of Toronto
Clark University
OccupationMathematician, academic administrator

Thomas Franklin Holgate (1859–1945) was a Canadian-born American mathematician and academic administrator. He served as the interim president of Northwestern University from 1904 to 1906 and from 1916 to 1919.

Early life

Thomas F. Holgate was born on April 8, 1859, in Hastings County, United Province of Canada.[1] He graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor's degree in 1884 and a master's degree in 1889.[1] He earned a PhD in Mathematics from Clark University in 1893.[1]

Career

Holgate's grave at Rosehill Mausoleum

Holgate joined the faculty at Northwestern University in 1893.[1] He served as its president from 1904 to 1906, and from 1916 to 1919.[1]

Death and legacy

Holgate died at his home in Evanston on April 11, 1945.[2] He was interred at Rosehill Mausoleum in Rosehill Cemetery. The Thomas F. Holgate Library on the campus of Bennett College was named in his honor.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Thomas Franklin Holgate". Northwestern University Archives. Northwestern University. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Dr. T. F. Holgate, Former Acting Head of N. U., Dies". Chicago Tribune. April 12, 1945. p. 27. Retrieved February 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "About the Thomas F. Holgate Library". Bennett College. Retrieved October 12, 2017.


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