Hanna Holborn Gray, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hanna Holborn Gray

American historian

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1930

Place of Birth: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Profession: historian, university teacher

Nationality: United States, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Hanna Holborn Gray (born October 25, 1930) is an American historian of Renaissance and Reformation political thought and Professor of History Emerita at the University of Chicago.
She served as president of the University of Chicago, from 1978 to 1993, having earlier served as acting president of Yale University in 1977-78.
At both schools, she was the first woman to hold their highest executive office.
When named to the post in Chicago, she became the first woman in the United States to hold the full presidency of a major university.