George Edward Vincent person
also: Mr. Vincent
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Fabian Societyorganization · 2Rockefeller Foundationorganization · 1University of Chicagoorganization · 1Chautauqua Movementorganization · 1University of Minnesotaorganization · 1
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▶ 28:37
Next, we have a George Edward Vincent, class of 1885. He's got a nice scowl. Nothing too exciting here. Born in 1864, Rockford, Illinois. His father's a bishop. He's an academic. He's associated with what's called the Chautauqua system. It'…
▶ 29:05
We could probably, Chautauqua is interesting and it's important and influential, but it's not very exciting and it's not really on topic for what we do. So I don't want to dive into it too much. He becomes, gets in 1892, gets a fellowship a…
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1917, Mr. Vincent becomes the president of the Rockefeller Foundation. Now, where did that come from with that bio? So let me just say this, because this is kind of a common theme in the Fabian Society, which you just mentioned. The sociolo…