John Carrier Weaver
Encyclopedia
Professor
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of geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
, and college administrator for several major American
United States
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universities.
Early life
Weaver was born in EvanstonEvanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
, Illinois
Illinois
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. His father, A. T. Weaver, was a professor of speech
Public speaking
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at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
from 1918 to 1961. John Weaver graduated from the University of Wisconsin High School
University of Wisconsin High School
The University of Wisconsin High School was a public high school in Madison, Wisconsin, originally encompassing 7-12th grades. It opened September 1914 in a building erected for that purpose...
, then received his A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
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(1936), A.M.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
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(1937), and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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(1942), all in geography, from the University of Wisconsin. He was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity.
Military service
He was on the staff of the American Geographical SocietyAmerican Geographical Society
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from 1940-1942, was a researcher for the Division of Geography and Cartography of the United States Department of State
United States Department of State
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from 1942-1944, and from 1944-1946 served as an Arctic intelligence
Military intelligence
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officer
Officer (armed forces)
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in the Navy.
Career in higher education
Weaver taught geography at the University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
from 1946-1955; became dean of the College of Arts and Science at Kansas State University
Kansas State University
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(1955-1957); then dean of the Graduate College at the University of Nebraska (1957-1961), vice president for research and dean of the Graduate College at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
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(1961-1964); and vice president for academic affairs at The Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
(1964-1966). From 1966 to 1970, Weaver served as president of the University of Missouri System. In 1970, the regents of the University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
elected Weaver president, and he took office in January 1971; when the University of Wisconsin System
University of Wisconsin System
The University of Wisconsin System is a university system of public universities in the state of Wisconsin. It is one of the largest public higher education systems in the country, enrolling more than 182,000 students each year and employing more than 32,000 faculty and staff statewide...
was created in October 1971, Weaver became its first president. Weaver retired from the UW System in June, 1977, and moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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where he was a Distinguished Professor of Geography at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and the first executive director of the Annenberg Center for the Study of the American Experience. He died in Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Rancho Palos Verdes is a city in Los Angeles County, California that was incorporated on September 7, 1973. The population was 41,643 at the 2010 census...
.