AKA Leonard B. Carmichael

Born: 9-Nov-1898
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Died: 16-Sep-1973
Location of death: Washington, DC
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Educator

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Smithsonian Chief, 1953-64

Father: Thomas Harrison Carmichael (physician)
Mother: Emily Henrietta Leonard Carmichael
Wife: Pearl L. Kidston (m. 30-Jun-1932)
Daughter: Martha

    High School: Germantown Friends School
    University: BS, Tufts University (1920)
    University: PhD Psychology, Harvard University (1924)
    Professor: Princeton University (1924-26)
    Professor: Brown University (1926-36)
    Professor: University of Rochester (1936-38)
    Administrator: President, Tufts University (1938-52)

    Smithsonian Institution CEO (1953-64)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1932
    American Philosophical Society President (1970-73)
    American Philosophical Society 1942
    National Geographic Society Vice President for Research and Exploration 1964
    Theta Delta Chi Fraternity 1921
    Phi Beta Kappa Society

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