Victor L. Butterfield

Victor L. Butterfield was an American philosopher and educator who served as the eleventh President of Wesleyan University from 1943 to 1967.

Early life and education

He was born February 7, 1904, in Kingston, Rhode Island, to Harriet M. and Kenyon L. Butterfield. He attended Cornell University and received his B.A. in 1927 and M.A. in 1928. In 1936 he earned a Ph.D. from Harvard.

Career at Wesleyan University

During Butterfield's tenure as president of Wesleyan, the longest in its history, the number of faculty and students doubled, and its endowment increased from $10 million to $150 million.