Edward Augustus Dickson
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| Born | August 29, 1879 Sheboygan, Wisconsin, US |
| Died | February 22, 1956 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Burial place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Wilhelmina de Wolff (m. 1907) |
Edward Augustus Dickson (1879–1956) was an American educator. He co-founded the University of California, Los Angeles.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Edward Augustus Dickson was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on August 29, 1879.[1][2][3][4] He moved to California in 1885 with his family.[3] He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1901.[1][2][4]
Career
[edit]He taught in Japan in 1901-1902.[1][2] Back in California, he worked as a journalist for the Sacramento Record-Union, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Los Angeles Express.[1][2][3] In 1919, he purchased the Los Angeles Express and became its editor.[3][4]
In 1912, at the age of thirty-three, he was appointed to the Board of Regents of the Los Angeles State Normal School, the precursor to UCLA. On October 25, 1917, he had lunch with Ernest Carroll Moore (1871-1955) at the Jonathan Club, a private member's club in Los Angeles.[1][2] Together, they decided to establish the Southern Branch in Westwood, Los Angeles, which eventually became the new campus of UCLA.[1][2] He served as a Regent for forty-three years, until 1956.[1][2][3] He also served as the President of the Board of Regents in 1948.[3]
He served as President of the Western Federal Savings and Loan Association from 1931 to 1956.[3] He also sat on the board of directors of the Central Investment Corporation.[3]
He was a member of the California Republican Party.[3] Moreover, he co-founded the Lincoln–Roosevelt League and served as a delegate to the 1932 Republican National Convention.[3] He also served on the board of directors of the Olympic Games Association for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[3] Furthermore, he was involved with the Los Angeles Art Association, the Los Angeles County Art Institute and the UCLA Art Council.[3] He was featured in Who's Who in America.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He married Wilhelmina de Wolff in 1907.[3]
Death
[edit]He died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles on February 22, 1956, at the age of seventy-six, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.[1][2][5]
Bibliography
[edit]- Dickson, The University of California at Los Angeles: Its Origin and Formative Years (1955)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "UCLA Past Leaders". Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "UCLA Spotlight". Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Online Archive of California
- ^ a b c Starr, Kevin (1986). Inventing the Dream: California Through the Progressive Era. Oxford University Press. p. 241. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Google Books.
- ^ "E. A. Dickson, UCLA 'Godfather,' Dies". Los Angeles Times. February 23, 1956. pp. 39, 68. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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