PRINCETON PORTRAIT
Irreverent looks at historical figures
PORTRAITS ACROSS THE YEARS
See allHe Was Princeton’s Favorite Author During Prohibition
Norman Anthony (1889-1968)
Through Archaeology, Diplomacy, She Brought America and Greece Together
Princeton Portrait: Mary Alison Frantz (1903-1995)
How CJ the DJ Gave the Beatles Their Big Break in America
Princeton Portrait: Carroll James ’58 (1937-1997)
He Wrote the Song That Poked Fun at Professors for Some 85 Years
Princeton Portrait | Andrew Clerk Imbrie 1895 (1875-1965)
Math Be Damned, He Fell Upward Through a Career in Medicine
Princeton Portrait: John Finney 1884 (1863-1942)
Princeton Portrait: He Wrote a Cookbook for Those Best at Making Reservations
Charles Browne 1896 *1899 (1875-1947)
His Name Made Him Worthy of America’s First Medical Degree
John Archer 1760 *1763 (1741-1810)
A Bond Forged While Advancing Mathematics
Emmy Noether (1882-1935) and Anna Pell Wheeler (1883-1966)
An Influential Author Who Got His Start at a Student Publication
José Donoso ’51 (1924-96)
This Librarian Lived Under a False Identity, and Did It With Class
Princeton Portrait: Belle da Costa Greene, 1879-1950
The University Architect Who Also Wrote About Haunted Buildings
Ralph Adams Cram, 1863-1942
An Art Professor Who Knew the Real Thing When He Saw It
Charles Rufus Morey (1877–1955)
He Founded ‘The New Yorker’ and Gave It a Second Chance
Raoul Fleischmann 1906 (1885-1969)
A Companionship Bound Through Diaries
James Gibson 1787 (1769-1856)
What Will Become of Farrand’s Beloved Ivy?
Beatrix Jones Farrand, 1872-1959
‘Hooked’ by Triangle, He Went on to Movie Stardom
José Ferrer ’33 (1912-1992)
His Popularity Portended Life as the ‘Socialist Bishop’
Franklin Spencer Spalding 1887 (1865-1914)
Princeton Portrait: A Chronicler of the Revolution She Lived
Helen Baker (1900-1955)
Princeton Portrait: He Became a ‘Folk Hero’ After Being Shunned
Bruce McMarion Wright h’01 (1917-2005)
Princeton Portrait: They Wrote the First (Not-So-Great) American Novel
Hugh Henry Brackenridge 1771 (1748-1816) and Philip Freneau 1771 (1752-1832)
He Curved His Way To the First No-Hitter
Princeton Portrait: Joseph McElroy Mann 1876 (1856-1919)
He Returned To Die in Paradise
George “Horse” Kerr Edwards 1889 (1866-1897)
Princeton Portrait: In a POW Camp, an Atheist Found God
Ernest Gordon (1916-2002)
A Champion of Geology and Princeton’s Colors
William Libbey Jr. 1877 *1879 (1855-1927)
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October 2024
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