George W. Lilley
George W. Lilley (February 9, 1850- June 8, 1904) was an American academic, professor of mathematics, and the first president of two American universities, today known as South Dakota State University and Washington State University.
Early life and education
George W. Lilley was born February 9, 1850, in Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, the son of William Lilley, a native of England, and Harriet Huntly Lilley, a native of Canada.[1] Pioneers in Henry County, George's parents owned two farms including one with a substantial coal mining operation. They had six children.[2]
George Lilley began his college studies at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, earning a bachelor's degree about 1873[3] or 1874. In 1886, Knox College also granted him an honorary degree.[4] He continued his studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois.[5] The latter institution awarded him both Ph.D. and LL.D. degrees. [6]
Career
Lilley began his career in business in Corning, Iowa, from 1878 to 1880.
References
- ^ Genealogy of the Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1639-1900, by Almira Larkin White, 1900
- ^ History of Henry county, Illinois: it's taxpayers and voters; containing also, a biographical directory, 1877
- ^ The National cyclopaedia of American biography by James Terry White, Vol. 25
- ^ Knox College Honorary Degrees 1849-1899
- ^ Michigan alumnus, Volume 11, Alumni Association of the University of Michigan., 1905
- ^ The American mathematical monthly: devoted to the interests of collegiate mathematics, Vols 11-12, Mathematical Association of America, 1904