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Paul E. Gray

American university president (1932–2017)

Paul Edward Gray (February 7, 1932 – September 18, 2017) was the 14th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is known for his accomplishments in promoting engineering education, practice, and leadership at MIT and in the world at large.²

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Born Feb 7, 1932, died Sep 18, 2017.¹

Companies

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyChair Jul 1, 1980 to Oct 15, 1990¹³

Early life and education

Date not recordedMassachusetts Institute of Technology³

Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1932, Gray graduated from MIT in 1954 with a SB in electrical engineering, and was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He subsequently obtained an SM and ScD from MIT in 1955 and 1960, both in electrical engineering, and served as an electronics instructor in the US Army from 1955 to 1957.

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Career

Occupation: engineer.⁷

1980 to 1990President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology⁵
1980 to 1990Chair, Massachusetts Institute of Technology⁶
Date not recordedWorked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology⁴

Personal life

BornFeb 7, 1932, Newark⁸
DiedSep 18, 2017, Concord⁹
CitizenshipUnited States¹⁰

Awards

2010IEEE Founders Medal^{11 12}
Date not recordedIEEE Fellow¹¹

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WikidataMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsPaul E. Gray photo by Louis Fabian Bachrach, Jr., Public domain