Evan Pugh
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 160 years ago |
| Born | Oxford |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Died | State College |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Place of burial | Union Cemetery Bellefonte Pa, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Books | A Report Upon a Plan for the Organization of Colleges for Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, with Special Reference to the Organization of the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania, in View of the Endowment of This Institution by the Land Scrip Fund, . . . |
| Founded | Penn State University |
| Job | Scientist |
| Educator | |
| Date of birth | February 29,1828 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Date of died | April 29,1864 |
| Education | University of Göttingen |
| Oneida Institute | |
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| ID | 645302 |
Evan Pugh Life story
Evan Pugh was the first president of the Pennsylvania State University, serving from 1859 until his death in 1864. An agricultural chemist, he was responsible for securing Penn State's designation in 1863 as a land-grant institution under the Morrill Land Grant Act.
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