biography
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Atherton, George Washington
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| lived:
| (1837–1906)
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| biography:
| Land grant lobbyist and college president, born in Boxford, Massachusetts, USA. As president of Pennsylvania State College (later university) (1882–1906) he regenerated a virtually moribund institution. A champion of land-grant colleges, he was instrumental in drafting the Hatch (1887) and Second Morrill (1890) Acts, which established their funding and agricultural research base. |
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