RARE! "Bacteriologist" Edwin Broun Fred Hand Signed 3X5.5 Card Todd Mueller COA

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Edwin Broun Fred
(March 22, 1887 – January 16, 1981) was an American
bacteriologist
and academic who was the 15th
president
of the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
, serving from 1945 to 1958. Born in
Virginia
, Fred studied at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and the
University of Göttingen
. After briefly teaching at Virginia Polytechnic, Fred took a position with Wisconsin. He was dean of the graduate school from 1934 until 1943, then was dean of the
College of Agriculture
until 1945. He ascended to the presidency and was known for his response to the postwar growth in admissions. Fred was the president of the
Society of American Bacteriologists
in 1932. Edwin Broun Fred was born on March 22, 1887, in
Middleburg, Virginia
. He attended
Randolph-Macon Academy
in
Front Royal
, then attended the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
. He received a bachelor's degree in 1907 and a master of science in 1908. He then studied at the
University of Göttingen
in
Germany
, where he received a Ph.D. in
bacteriology
in 1911. Virginia Polytechnic then hired him as an assistant professor, where he taught from 1912 to 1913. Fred was then hired by the
University of Wisconsin
.
In 1934, Fred was named dean of the graduate school at Wisconsin. During
World War II
, he chaired a study of biological warfare sponsored by the
National Academy of Sciences
. Later, he was a consultant to the
Secretary of War
For this work, he was awarded the
Medal for Merit
. In 1943, Fred was named dean of the
College of Agriculture
and director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Two years later, Fred was named
president of the university
, a position he held for thirteen years. His presidency is noted for the extension centers he develop to handle postwar enrollment increases.
Fred married Rosa Helen Parrott on June 21, 1913; they had two children. He was the president of the
Society of American Bacteriologists
in 1932. Fred was vice chair of the
National Science Board
and a member of the National Advisory Health Council and the Advisory Board Commission of Educational Exchange. He also served on the board of trustees of the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
from 1946 to 1958.
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He died in Madison on January 16, 1981, and was buried at Sharon Cemetery in Middleburg.