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John Wilkinson Taylor (26 September 1906
Covington, Kentucky Covington is a list of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, Kenton County, Kentucky, United States, located at the confluence of the Ohio River, Ohio and Licking River (Kentucky), Licking Rivers. Cincinnati, Ohio, ...
– 11 December 2001
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) was a
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educator. He was President of the
University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of ...
from 1947 to 1950. He served as the acting
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of
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between 1952 and 1953, following the resignation of
Jaime Torres Bodet Jaime Mario Torres Bodet (17 April 1902 – 13 May 1974) was a prominent Mexican politician and writer who served in the executive cabinet of three Presidents of Mexico. Life Torres Bodet was born in Mexico City. His mother was Emilia Bodet ...
. He died on 11 December 2001 at the age of 95.


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1906 births 2001 deaths UNESCO Directors-General Presidents of the University of Louisville American officials of the United Nations People from Covington, Kentucky 20th-century American academics {{UN-bio-stub