13 Facts About Henry Wriston

Henry Merritt Wriston was an American educator, presidential advisor, and served as president at both Brown University and Lawrence University.

Henry Merritt Wriston was born in Laramie, Wyoming, the son of a Methodist minister and a schoolteacher.

Henry Wriston received his BA in 1911 from Wesleyan University and returned there for his MA, which he earned in 1912.

Henry Wriston began graduate studies in history and international affairs at Harvard University as an Austin Teaching Fellow, and returned to Wesleyan in 1914 as a history instructor.

In 1922, Henry Wriston completed his dissertation and was awarded his PhD from Harvard, and was consequently awarded full professor status at Wesleyan.

Henry Wriston was the eighth president of Lawrence University, and held the position from 1925 to 1937.

Henry Wriston's term was marked by the improvement of the curriculum, faculty, and library collections, and the establishment of the Institute of Paper Chemistry.

Henry Wriston was president of Brown University between 1937 and 1955.

Henry Wriston served as president of the Council on Foreign Relations between 1951 and 1964.

Henry Wriston served as president of the American Assembly until 1963 and served on the board of trustees of the World Peace Foundation.

Henry Wriston was an adviser to President Eisenhower, a member of the United States State Department's Advisory Committee on Foreign Service, and chairman of the Historical Advisory Committee to the Chief of Military History for the United States Department of the Army.

Henry Wriston is the father of Walter Wriston, former chairman and CEO of Citibank.

Henry Wriston died on March 8,1978, in New York City, aged 88.