Edwin Sharp Burdell (February 2, 1898 – August 30, 1978) was the director (1938-1951) and president (1951-1960) of the Cooper Union for 22 years and the first dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Burdell left Cooper Union in 1960 to take up an appointment as the president of Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. He was subsequently resident consultant of the Cranbrook Institutes in the early 1960s, where his responsibility was to help coordinate the activities of the six Cranbrook Institutions.
References
- Harvard Business School Bulletin (Volumes 55-56 ed.). 1979. p. xiv. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
Edwin S. Burdell died on August 30, 1978
- White, J.T. (1952). The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. p. 296. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
Burdell, Edwin Sharp, educator, was born in Columbus Ohio, Feb. 2, 1898, son of William ... In 1938 he became director and in 1951, president of Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art,
- "Technology for Turkey". Time. July 11, 1960. Archived from the original on November 14, 2006.
- "MIT History: School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- "Dean Burdell Resigns From Institute To Become Director Of Cooper Union" (PDF). The Tech. March 1, 1938.
- "Turbulent Times". Time. October 2, 1939. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- "BURDELL RETIRES AT COOPER UNION; President for 22 Years Will Head Mideast Technical University in Turkey (Published 1960)". January 11, 1960. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
External links
- Burdell, Edwin Sharpe (1933). An adventure in education for the unemployed; A report and comment on two six weeks sessions of a free school for the unemployed. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
the young draftsman ... slumped over on the table in a faint. ... this pale but courageous youth replied, 'Well, you see we aren't the kind that takes charity or relief and this morning there just wasn't enough food to go around ... just enough for the kids and I figured I could get by without any today, but I guess the joy of getting back to the old drafting board was a bit too much, but I'll be O.K.'
- "Karl Taylor Compton at Inauguration of E. S. Burdell, 1938". MIT Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- "Edwin S. Burdell, 1934". MIT Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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| Preceded byGano Dunn | President of Cooper Union 1951 —1960 |
Succeeded byRichard F. Humphreys |
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