Luther H. Evans
Luther Evans | |
|---|---|
| Director-General of UNESCO | |
| In office 1953–1958 | |
| Secretary General | Dag Hammarskjöld |
| Preceded by | John Taylor (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Vittorino Veronese |
| Librarian of Congress | |
| In office December 19, 1944 – July 5, 1953 Acting: December 19, 1944 – June 29, 1945 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Archibald MacLeish |
| Succeeded by | Verner W. Clapp (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Luther Harris Evans October 13, 1902 Sayersville, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 1981 (aged 79) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BA, MA) Stanford University (PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | The Mandates System and the Administration of Territories under C Mandate (1927) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political science |
| Institutions | |
Luther Harris Evans (13 October 1902 – 23 December 1981) was an American political scientist who served as the tenth Librarian of Congress and third Director-General of UNESCO.