Fred Engelhardt (April 15, 1885 - February 3, 1944) was an American college president. Engelhardt was the sixth president of the

University of New Hampshire The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded and incorporated in 1866 as a land grant coll ...

from 1937 to 1944. He graduated from

Phillips Andover Academy Phillips Academy (also known as PA, Phillips Academy Andover, or simply Andover) is a private, co-educational college-preparatory school for boarding and day students located in Andover, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The academy enrolls ...

. In 1908, Engelhardt went on to

Yale Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and one of the nine colonial colleges ch ...

and received a bachelor's degree in

physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

. Engelhardt then received an M.A. (1915) and a Ph.D. (1924) from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

. In 1942, he oversaw the establishment of the Department of Arts at UNH. Engelhardt died In Durham from cancer during his tenure. The University of New Hampshire built a residence hall named Engelhardt Hall in his honor. It was dedicated on June 14, 1947.

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"Fred Engelhardt Papers, 1937-1944"
University of New Hampshire Library
Full list of University Presidents (including interim Presidents)
University of New Hampshire Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Engelhardt, Fred 1855 births 1944 deaths Presidents of the University of New Hampshire Yale College alumni Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni