Richard Henry Jesse (May 1, 1853 – January 21, 1921) was an American educator and the eighth president of the

University of Missouri The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded in ...

in Columbia, Missouri. He was born in Lancaster County, Virginia 1853 and attended the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

.SHSMO-Columbia--Jesse, Richard Henry (1853-1921), Papers, 1871-1932 (C3806)--INVENTORY
at shs.umsystem.edu He went on to teach at the University of Louisiana and Tulane University before assuming the presidency 1891. He retired in 1908.

Jesse Hall Jesse Hall is the main administration building for the University of Missouri. Its dome has towered 180 feet above the south end of David R. Francis Quadrangle since its completion in 1895. In the lawn in front of Jesse Hall are The Columns, all ...

on the David R. Francis Quadrangle is named in honor of him and was initiated as an Honorary member of the

Acacia Fraternity Acacia Fraternity, Inc. is a social fraternity founded in 1904 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The fraternity has 27 active chapters and 3 associate chapters throughout Canada and the United States. The fraterni ...

. He is buried in Columbia at the Columbia Cemetery.

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File:Jesse marker at Mizzou (north side).jpg, Marker in memory of Jesse on Francis Quadrangle (north side) File:Jesse marker at mizzou (east side).jpg, Marker in memory of Jesse on Francis Quadrangle (east side)

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