1890 - 1961
Robert Devore Leigh
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| Birthday |
11th June, 1890
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| Birthplace |
Nebraska
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| Died |
31st January, 1961
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| Place of Death |
Chicago
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Occupation Text |
Scholar, Educational administrator
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Robert Devore Leigh (b. 1890 Nebraska; d. Chicago, January 31, 1961) was an American educator, political scientist, and leader in the field of library science. He was the founding president of Bennington College, and served there from 1928 to 1941. He made the college a center of progressive education, designing a curriculum with no rigid requirements, intensive instruction, off-campus study, and an emphasis on the arts. He attracted a faculty that included distinguished writers, artists, and dancers.
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