Wallace Sterling

Wallace Sterling
5th President of Stanford University
In office
April 1, 1949 – September 1, 1968
Preceded byClarence Faust (Acting)
Succeeded byRobert Glaser (Acting)
Personal details
BornJohn Ewart Wallace Sterling
August 6, 1906
Linwood, Ontario, Canada
DiedJuly 1, 1985(1985-07-01) (aged 78)
Woodside, California, U.S.
SpouseAnna Maria Shaver
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BA)
University of Alberta (MA)
Stanford University (PhD)

John Ewart Wallace Sterling (August 6, 1906 – July 1, 1985) was an American educator who served as the 5th President of Stanford University between 1949 and 1968.

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