Arthur E. Bestor
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Arthur E. Bestor | |
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| Born | 1879 |
| Died | February 3, 1944 |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Spouse | Jeanette Lemon |
| Children | Arthur E. Bestor, Jr. Mary Francis Bestor Cram Charles Lemon Bestor |
Arthur Eugene Bestor (1879 – February 3, 1944) was an educator. He served as the President of Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York from 1915 to his death in 1944.
Biography
Early life
Arthur Eugene Bestor was born in 1879 in Dixon, Illinois.[1]
Career
Bestor served as the President of Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York from 1915 to 1944.[2] He was a proponent of adult education. Under his twenty-nine year administration, the Institution grew from an assembly for teachers and ministers with modest facilities to a wide-ranging summer program with a symphony orchestra, an opera company, a resident repertory theater company, and celebrated lecturers.
Personal life
He was married to Jeanette Lemon.[1] They had three children:
- Arthur E. Bestor, Jr..[1] He was a distinguished professor of American intellectual and constitutional history, and an important critic of American educational practices.
- Mary Francis Bestor Cram.[1] She was a leader of lay organizations in the American Baptist Church and the Young Women's Christian Association, serving as president of the U.S. organization.
- Charles Lemon Bestor.[1] He is a composer of contemporary classical music, a music educator, and professor of music (emeritus) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Death
He died on February 3, 1944 in New York City.[1]