| LC control no. | n 78054991 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Silber, John, 1926-2012 |
| Birth date | 1926-08-15 |
| Death date | 2012-09-27 |
| Place of birth | San Antonio, Tex. |
| Place of death | Brookline, Mass. |
| Field of activity | Universities and colleges--Administration |
| Affiliation | Boston University |
| Profession or occupation | College president |
| Found in | Commager, H. S. The past, present, and future of American higher education, c1978 (a.e.) p. 13 (John R. Silber; became president of Boston U., 12/17/70) Dir. Amer. scholars, 1982 (Silber, John Robert; b. 8/15/26) His Straight shooting, c1989: t.p. (John Silber) New York times WWW site, Sept. 27, 2012 (John R. Silber; b. John Robert Silber, Aug. 15, 1926, San Antonio; d. Thursday morning [Sept. 27, 2012], Brookline, Mass., aged 86; transformed a faltering Boston University into one of the nation's leading private schools in a volcanic 25-year presidency that promoted innovation, crushed opposition, and made him America's highest-paid educator and one of its most divisive) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 85815264 |
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