George Edgar Vincent
1864–1941 (age 77)
Educator
Biography
George Edgar Vincent championed the promise of public higher education, serving as president of the University of Minnesota and earlier shaping the emerging discipline of sociology with lectures and writings that emphasized the social responsibilities of scholars.
He carried that conviction into civic life, seeking to connect universities with the communities they served, and he is remembered with gratitude by colleagues and students who visit his grave at Chestnut Hill Cemetery.