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Walter Alison Edwards

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Walter Alison Edwards
2nd President of Throop Polytechnic Institute
In office
1897–1907
Preceded byCharles Henry Keyes
Succeeded byJames Augustin Brown Scherer
Personal details
Born1862 (1862)
Died1924 (aged 6566)

Walter Alison Edwards (September 17, 1862 in Normal, Illinois[1]– 1924) was a U.S. educator. He served as the president of the Throop Polytechnic Institute (which later became Caltech) from 1897 to 1907.[2]

References

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  1. EDWARDS, Walter Alison, in Who's Who in America (14th edition, 1926); p. 651
  2. "Fast Facts About Caltech History". California Institute of Technology.