Mason Welch Gross
Mason Welch Gross | |
|---|---|
| 16th President of Rutgers University | |
| In office 1959–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Webster Jones |
| Succeeded by | Edward Bloustein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 03, 1911 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | October 11, 1977 (aged 66) Riverview Hospital Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse | Julia Kernan |
| Children | Ellen Clarissa Gross Katharine Wood Gross Charles Welles Gross Thomas Welch Gross |
| Parent(s) | Hilda Frances Welch (c1880-1962) Charles Welles Gross (1877-1957) |
| Education | Jesus College, Cambridge Harvard University |
Mason Welch Gross (June 3, 1911 – October 11, 1977) was an American television quiz show personality, philosopher and academic. The namesake of Mason Gross School of the Arts, he served as the sixteenth President of Rutgers University from 1959 to 1971.