Alfred J. Pearson
Alfred J. Pearson | |
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United States Minister to Poland | |
In office June 26, 1924 – August 18, 1925 | |
President | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | Hugh S. Gibson |
Succeeded by | John B. Stetson Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Ph.D. ) | September 29, 1869
Alfred J. Pearson (September 29, 1869 – August 10, 1939) was a Swedish born-American educator and diplomat.[1]
Biography
Alfred John Pearson was born at
Pearson was an instructor at Upsala College in Essex County, New Jersey from 1896 to 1898. From 1898 to 1907, he was a professor at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. Pearson joined the faculty at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa as a professor of German Language and Literature in 1907.[2]
Pearson was the American Minister to Poland (1924–25) and to Finland (1925-1930).[3] He was a professor of German language and literature at Drake University,[4] Dean of the College of Liberal Arts of Drake University from 1930 until his death in 1939. [1]
Alfred J. Pearson died in Des Moines, Iowa during 1939.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Dr. Alfred John Pearson". drakeapedia.library. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Alfred J. Pearson, educator 43 years; Drake University Dean Was Former Minister to Poland and Finland--Dies at 69 Began Career at Upsala Reported Reported Hitler Interview and German Conditions to Roosevelt in 1934". The New York Times. August 11, 1939. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ Herriott, F. I. "Alfred John Pearson, An Appreciation." The Annals of Iowa 22 (1941), 515-542.
- ^ "Previous Ambassadors". U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Poland. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Alfred John Pearson". Drake Times-Delphic, vol. 58 no. 01 - September 19, 1939. Retrieved October 1, 2020.