Winfred G. Leutner

Winfred George Leutner (March 1, 1879 December 25, 1961) was the ninth President of Western Reserve University, now Case Western Reserve University.

Winfred G. Leutner
9th President of Western Reserve University
In office
1933–1949
Preceded byRobert E. Vinson
Succeeded byJohn S. Millis
Personal details
Born(1879-03-01)March 1, 1879
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 1961(1961-12-25) (aged 82)
Westlake, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeLake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Spouse(s)Emily Payne Smith
Alma materWestern Reserve
Johns Hopkins

Leutner was born March 1, 1879 in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1901, he graduated from Western Reserve's Adelbert College, now Case Western Reserve University. Leutner continued his education at Johns Hopkins University, earning his master's degree in 1903 and Ph.D. in 1905. From 1907 to 1908 he studied overseas at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and Rome.[1] Leutner was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Theta Pi.[2] He married Emily Payne Smith in 1910, together having three children.

Luetner served as an instructor of Greek at Western Reserve's Flora Stone Mather College and Adelbert College in 1904. From 1905 to 1906, he was assistant professor of Greek at Wittenberg College, before returning to Adelbert College as an instructor of Latin and Greek in 1906. He again became instructor of Greek and Latin at Adelbert College from 1909 to 1915, becoming a full professor in 1915. In 1912 he became dean of Adelbert College, and in 1925 dean of university administration. Leutner helped establish Cleveland College, the downtown adult education college, where he was acting director from 1925 to 1926.[3]

In 1933 Leutner became the ninth president of Western Reserve University, serving until 1949.

Leutner died on Christmas Day in Westlake, Ohio, on December 25, 1961. He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Cleveland, OH.

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