| William G. Bowen AKA William Gordon Bowen Born: 6-Oct-1933
Birthplace: Cincinnati, OH
Died: 20-Oct-2016
Location of death: Princeton, NJ
Cause of death: Cancer - Colon
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Educator Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President, Princeton University, 1972-88 Father: Albert Bowen (salesman)
Mother: Bernice Pomert
Wife: Mary Ellen Maxwell (m. 15-Aug-1956, until his death, one son, one daughter)
Son: David Bowen
Daughter: Karen Bowen-Imhof
University: AB, Denison University (1955)
University: PhD, Princeton University (1958)
Professor: Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University (1958-88)
Provost: Princeton University (1967-72)
President: Princeton University (1972-88)
Trustee: Denison University
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation President (1988-2006)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Philosophical Society
Bill Bradley for President
Council on Foreign Relations
Obama Victory Fund 2012
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Author of books:
Lessons Learned: Reflections of a University President (2011, memoir)
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