George Washington Rightmire (November 15, 1868 – December 23, 1952), born in
Lawrence County, Ohio, was the sixth President of
Ohio State University. He graduated from Ohio State in 1895 and taught in the
Columbus Public Schools for seven years. From 1904 to 1919 he studied and practiced
intellectual property law in
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
. He was an instructor and professor, before becoming the dean of the
College of Law at Ohio State University. In 1925, he served as the acting president of the university for about four months. He eventually took the presidential office in 1926. Rightmire Hall, a science laboratory at Ohio State, is named in his honor.
Rightmire was the Ohio State University President from March 1, 1926 to July 1, 1938.
Personal life
Rightmire died in Columbus on December 23, 1952.
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Further reading
Past Presidents of the Ohio State UniversityRightmire Hall at Ohio State University
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Presidents of Ohio State University
People from Lawrence County, Ohio
1868 births
1952 deaths