William G. Bowen

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William G. Bowen
17th President of Princeton University
In office
1972–1988
Preceded byRobert F. Goheen
Succeeded byHarold T. Shapiro
Personal details
Born(1933-10-06)October 6, 1933
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 2016(2016-10-20) (aged 83)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
SpouseMary Ellen Bowen
Children2
EducationDenison University (BA)
Princeton University (PhD)

William Gordon Bowen (/ˈboʊən/ BOH-ən; October 6, 1933 – October 20, 2016) was an American academic who served as the president emeritus of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, serving as its president from 1988 to 2006. From 1972 until 1988, he was the president of Princeton University. Bowen founded the digital library JSTOR.

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