Evan Pugh
Male, Deceased Person
1828 – 1864
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Who was Evan Pugh?
Evan Pugh was the first president of the Pennsylvania State University, serving from 1859 until his death from typhoid in 1864. An agricultural chemist, he was responsible for securing Penn State's designation in 1863 as a land-grant institution under the Morrill Land Grant Act. He was buried in Union Cemetery in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, along with his wife, Rebecca Valentine Pugh.
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- Born
- Feb 29, 1828
Oxford - Education
- University of Göttingen
- Employment
- Pennsylvania State University
- Died
- Apr 29, 1864
State College
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on July 23, 2013
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