Thomas F. Holgate
Thomas Franklin Holgate was a Canadian-born American mathematician and academic administrator. He served as the president of Northwestern University from 1904 to 1906, and from 1916 to 1919.Thomas F. Holgate was born on April 8, 1859 in Hastings County, Canada. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor's degree in 1884 and a master's degree in 1889. He earned a PhD in Mathematics from Clark University in 1893.Career
Holgate joined the faculty at Northwestern University in 1893. He served as its president from 1904 to 1906, and from 1916 to 1919.Death and legacy
Holgate died on April 11, 1945. The Thomas F. Bennett Library on the campus of Bennett College was named in his honor.
