Edwin S. Burdell Explained
Edwin Sharp Burdell (February 2, 1898 – August 30, 1978)[1] [2] was the director (1938-1951) and president (1951-1960) of the Cooper Union for 22 years[3] and the first dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences[4] at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[5] [6]
Burdell left Cooper Union in 1960 to take up an appointment as the first 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.
External links
- Book: Burdell. Edwin Sharpe. Edwin_S._Burdell. An adventure in education for the unemployed; A report and comment on two six weeks sessions of a free school for the unemployed. 1933. Ohio State University. Columbus, Ohio. 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.'.
Notes and References
- Book: Harvard Business School Bulletin. 1979. xiv. Volumes 55-56. February 24, 2015. Edwin S. Burdell died on August 30, 1978.
- Book: White. J.T.. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. 1952. 296. 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, . February 24, 2015.
- Technology for Turkey. https://web.archive.org/web/20061114074305/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C871659%2C00.html. dead. November 14, 2006. . July 11, 1960.
- Web site: MIT History: School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. February 24, 2015.
- Web site: Dean Burdell Resigns From Institute To Become Director Of Cooper Union. . March 1, 1938.
- Turbulent Times. Time . October 2, 1939 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930102029/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,789021,00.html . dead . September 30, 2007 .