Robert Barbeau Mautz (January 22, 1915 – March 21, 1996) was an American university administrator. Mautz was

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of the

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, serving from 1968 to 1975. Mautz was born and raised in

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. He earned a bachelor's degree in law from

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in 1940. Prior to becoming chancellor, Mautz served as an academic administrator at the

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for eighteen years, rising to become the vice president of academic affairs before he was appointed chancellor of the State University System.Historical Profile
/ref> Mautz was also an Air Force Reserve Major General (Ret) Mautz died in

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on March 21, 1996; he was 81 years old.

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1915 births 1996 deaths Chancellors of the State University System of Florida University of Florida faculty Yale University alumni 20th-century American academics {{US-academic-administrator-1910s-stub