Ira David Pinson
Ira David Pinson | |
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I.D. Pinson in 1918 | |
| Born | October 3, 1892 |
| Died | July 21, 1939 (aged 46) South Hill, Virginia, U.S. |
| Known for | 3rd President of Morris College |
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| Discipline | Languages and philosophy |
| Institutions | Morris College |
Ira David Pinson (October 3, 1892 – July 21, 1939) was an American academic who became a professor of languages and philosophy, completing a Bachelor of Divinity at Yale University in 1920. From 1915 he was a member of the teaching faculty of Morris College, becoming its third president in 1930 as it struggled to survive the Great Depression. Within two years, he strengthened and steered the college to expansion. Pinson died in a car accident in 1939, at the age of 46.