Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Hester, James McNaughton
Parallel form(s) of name
Dr. James Hester
Hester, James M.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1924 - 2015
History
James Hester was the President of New York University from 1962-1975, as well as the President of the New York Botanical Garden from 1980-1989. He is recognized as an influential leader of NYU who helped to bring the university to its now internationally renowned status. He was also an advocate for urban private education and served on the President's Task Force on Higher Education and on the Board of the American Council on Education.
Places
Princeton, New Jersey; New York, New York
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General context
Owner of garden that was photographed
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Authority record identifier
JHester
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Draft