Frank Fackenthal
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Frank Diehl Fackenthal CC 1906 served as chief clerk (1906-10), secretary (1910-37), Provost (1937-48), and acting president (1945-48) of the university. After a brief interlude at the Carnegie Corporation, he returned to serve as president of Columbia University Press, from 1953 to 1958.
While an undergrad, Fackenthal participated in the Varsity Show.
See also
- The Greater Power and Other Addresses (1949), a compilation of Fackenthal's speeches made during his time as acting president
| Preceded by Milton Del Manzo (Summer Sessions) |
Provost 1937-1948 |
Succeeded by Albert C. Jacobs |
| Preceded by Nicholas Murray Butler |
President of Columbia University (acting) 1945-1948 |
Succeeded by Dwight D. Eisenhower |
