William McPherson (university president)

William McPherson

William McPherson (July 2, 1864 – October 2, 1951) was the acting President of Ohio State University from July 1, 1938, to March 1, 1940. A chemistry laboratory at Ohio State is named for him.

Further reading

• Past Presidents of the Ohio State University
• McPherson Hall at The Ohio State University

External links

• Works by William McPherson at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about William McPherson at the Internet Archive

Academic offices
Preceded by George Washington Rightmire	Ohio State University President July 7, 1938 – January 31, 1940 (acting)	Succeeded by Howard Landis Bevis