Donald Tresidder

Donald Bertrand Tresidder ( born April 7, 1894 in Tipton, Indiana; † January 28, 1948 in New York City ) was an American physician and business manager, who was from 1943 to 1948 president of Stanford University.

Life

After schooling Tresidder studied at Stanford University and earned there first in 1919 with a Bachelor of Arts ( AB). A subsequent post-graduate studies in medicine at Stanford University, he finished 1927 with a Medical Doctor ( MD).

After that, he was 1929-1943 president of the Yosemite Park & ​​Curry Co., but remained at Stanford University also still connected and was president of the Trustee Council (Board of Trustees of the University. Recently, he was from 1943 until his death president of Stanford University.

Background literature

  • Donald Tresidder: Stanford's Overlooked Treasure, Stanford Historical Society, 1992
Tipton (Indiana) Trust law David Starr Jordan Ray Lyman Wilbur Richard Wall Lyman Donald Kennedy Gerhard Casper John L. Hennessy
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