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Sproul</b></font><p><b>AKA</b> Robert Gordon Sproul, Sr.<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/660/000106342/" class=proflink>22-May</a>-<a href="/lists/890/000105575/" class=proflink>1891</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/695/000069488/" class=proflink>San Francisco, CA</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/140/000106819/" class=proflink>10-Sep</a>-<a href="/lists/485/000106167/" class=proflink>1975</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/422/000069215/" class=proflink>Berkeley, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> unspecified<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/239/000069032/" class=proflink>Educator</a><br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Republican<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> President, University of California, 1930-58<p><b>Father:</b> Robert Sproul<br><b>Mother:</b> Sarah Elizabeth Moore<br><b>Wife:</b> Ida Amelia Wittschen (m. 6-Sep-1916, one daughter, two sons)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Marion Elizabeth Goodin (b. 1917)<br><b>Son:</b> Robert Gordon Sproul, Jr. (b. 1920<br><b>Son:</b> John Allen Sproul (b. 1924)<br><p> High School: <a href="/edu/029/000079789/">Oakland High School, Oakland, CA (1909)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/470/000068266/">BS Civil Engineering, University of California at Berkeley (1913)</a><br> Law School: <a href="/edu/591/000082345/">LLD, Occidental College (1926)</a><br> Administrator: <a href="/edu/470/000068266/">President, University of California at Berkeley (1930-58)</a><br><p> <a href="/org/717/000120357/">Alpha Zeta Agricutural Fraternity</a> <br> <a href="/org/766/000051613/">American Association for the Advancement of Science</a> <br> <a href="/org/940/000160460/">Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching</a> <br> <a href="/org/508/000052352/">Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity</a> <br> <a href="/org/717/000121354/">Newcomen Society of the United States</a> <br> <a href="/org/512/000041389/">Phi Beta Kappa Society</a> <br> <a href="/org/473/000061290/">Rockefeller Foundation</a> <br> <a href="/org/763/000041640/">Rotary International</a> <br> <a href="/org/456/000041333/">Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society</a> <br> <a href="/org/713/000041590/">Young Men's Christian Association</a> <br> <a href="/honors/139/000048992/">French Legion of Honor</a> <br> <a href="/honors/469/000122103/">Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses</a> 1958<br> <a href="/lists/223/000044091/">Scottish Ancestry</a> Paternal<br> <p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=124000"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=124000">Robert G. 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