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Rufus Carrollton Harris

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Rufus Carrollton Harris
Harris pictured in The Jambalaya 1929, Tulane yearbook
BornJanuary 2, 1896
DiedAugust 18, 1988(1988-08-18) (aged 92)
Macon, Georgia
Nationality United States
CitizenshipUSA
Alma materMercer University;
Yale University
Known forTulane University president;
Tulane University Law School dean; Rufus Carrollton Harris, CLA 1917, dean of Mercer Law School, 1925-1927, and Tulane Law School, 1927-1937; president, Tulane University, 1939-1960; president, Mercer University, 1960-1979; co-authored the G.I. Bill
Scientific career
FieldsLaw
InstitutionsTulane University;
Mercer University

Rufus Carrollton Harris (January 2, 1896 – August 18, 1988) was the president of Tulane University from 1937–1959 and the 12th dean of the Tulane University Law School, from 1927–1937.[1]

Education

He completed his undergraduate studies at Mercer University and earned two law degrees at Yale University, where he completed his Juris Doctor degree in 1924.[1]

He left Tulane to become the President of Mercer University. He co-authored the GI Bill.

Role as Tulane University Law School dean

While at the Tulane Law School he established the Tulane Law Review.[2]

Academic offices
Preceded by Tulane University Law School Dean
1927 – 1937
Succeeded by
Preceded by Tulane University President
1937 – 1959
Succeeded by

References

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