Franklin Patterson

Franklin Patterson
1st President of Hampshire College
In office
1966–1971
Succeeded byCharles R. Longsworth
Personal details
BornSeptember 14, 1916
DiedJuly 13, 1994(1994-07-13) (aged 77)
Alma materOccidental College (B.A., 1939)
University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., 1941)
Claremont Graduate University (Ph.D., 1955)
OccupationProfessor, author
Known forFirst President of Hampshire College
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Franklin Kessel Patterson (September 14, 1916 – July 13, 1994) was a professor and author, and the first president of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He was also, along with the other presidents of the Five Colleges, a co-author of the New College Plan.