Alexis Frederick Lange (1862 – August 28, 1924) was the Dean of the School of Education at the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

and led the effort to found the community college system in the state of

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References

* ''Alexis Frederick Lange, Pioneer in California Education, 1890-1924: His Influence and Impact on an Evolving State School System'', by Sinon K. O'Halloran, doctoral dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, 1987. *

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Lange bust in Haviland Hall
1862 births 1924 deaths Educators from California People from Lafayette County, Missouri University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education faculty {{US-academic-administrator-1860s-stub