Heman Dyer

Heman Dyer (September 24, 1810 – July 29, 1900) is generally numbered as the third chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, then called the Western University of Pennsylvania, serving from 1836 to 1849, although McLaren's official title at the time was "Principal", a holdover from the institution's academy days. Dyer was President of the university until, for the second time in less than five years, a major Pittsburgh fire had destroyed the university's buildings, equipment, and records. The university subsequently suspended operations in order to rebuild and regroup and reopened in 1854.

Biography

Heman Dyer was born in Shaftsbury, Vermont on September 24, 1810.^[1]

He died in New York City on July 29, 1900.^[2]^[3]

References

^ SHAFTSBURY, in One thousand men, by Dorman B.E. Kent; published 1915 by the Vermont Historical Society; via archive.org
^ Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1906). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. III. Boston: American Biographical Society. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
^ Who's who in America, by Marquis Who's Who, Inc; 1902 edition; page 1288

Alberts, Robert C. (1987). Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787-1987. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-1150-7.

Preceded by

Robert Bruce

University of Pittsburgh Principal
1843–1849

Succeeded by

John McLaren

Leaders of the University of Pittsburgh

Founder

Brackenridge (1787)

Principals