George Fairchild, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Fairchild
American academic
Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1838
Place of Birth: Lorain County, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 16-Mar-1901
Profession: professor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About George Fairchild
- George Thompson Fairchild (October 6, 1838 – March 16, 1901) was an American educator and university president. Fairchild was the son of Grandison Fairchild.
- George was born on a farm in rural Lorain County, Ohio, and graduated with two degrees from Oberlin (AB 1862, MA 1865). In 1865, Fairchild began his academic career as an instructor at State Agricultural College of Michigan (later Michigan State University).
- The following year he was made professor of English, a position he retained through the 1860s and 1870s.
- Fairchild was also a vice president of Michigan State, and in 1878 he served as acting President.
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