Chauncey Samuel Boucher

Chauncey Samuel Boucher (14 June 1886 – 13 August 1955) was an American academic and historian.

Chauncey Samuel Boucher
10th Chancellor of the University of Nebraska
In office
July 1, 1938  July 31, 1946
Preceded byEdgar A. Burnett
Succeeded byReuben G. Gustavson
President of West Virginia University
In office
1935–1938
Preceded byJohn Roscoe Turner
Succeeded byCharles Elmer Lawall
Personal details
Born(1886-06-14)June 14, 1886
Chicago, Illinois
DiedAugust 13, 1955(1955-08-13) (aged 69)
Petoskey, Michigan
Occupationscholar, academic administrator

Boucher was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Chauncey Watson Boucher and Elizabeth Celstea Van Loon. He was a professor of history at the University of Chicago; president of West Virginia University; and chancellor of the University of Nebraska.[1] He died at Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan in 1955, aged 69.

References

  1. "Chauncey Samuel Boucher". Office of the Chancellor. October 3, 2016.


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