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Hugh Edwin Young (May 3, 1917 – January 2, 2012) served as Chancellor of the
University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1968 to 1977 and President of the
University of Wisconsin System from 1977 to 1980.
[1] An economist, Young graduated from the
University of Maine and the
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
[2] As UW Chancellor, Young presided over a campus divided by the
Vietnam War and student protests.
[3] He was born in
Bonne Bay,
[4]
Newfoundland (then British
Dominion of Newfoundland) and moved to
Maine with his family when he was 5.
[5] Young died in
Madison, Wisconsin after a stroke.
[6]
Personal life
Young was married with five children and predeceased by his wife (d. 1993).
References
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"H. Edwin Young, former chancellor, dies at 94 (Jan. 3, 2012)". News.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
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"H. Edwin Young, UW-Madison chancellor during Vietnam War era, dies at age 94". chicagotribune.com. Associated Press. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2012-01-08.[
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^ Deborah Ziff Wisconsin State Journal (3 January 2012).
"Edwin Young, UW-Madison chancellor during Vietnam era, dies at 94". TwinCities.com. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
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^ Shapiro, T. Rees (2012-01-13).
"H. Edwin Young, University of Wisconsin chancellor, dies at 94". The Washington Post.
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"Edwin Young, UW-Madison chancellor during Vietnam era, dies at 94". 3 January 2012.
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"Former UW-Madison chancellor Young dies at 94". Boston.com. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2012-01-08. [
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