William Leslie Hooper

William Leslie Hooper (August 2, 1855 – October 3, 1918) was the acting president of Tufts College (later Tufts University) from 1912 to 1914, between the terms of the fourth and fifth elected presidents.

William Leslie Hooper
President of Tufts College
In office
1912–1914
Preceded byFrederick W. Hamilton
Succeeded byHermon Carey Bumpus
Personal details
Born(1855-08-02)August 2, 1855
Halifax, Nova Scotia
DiedOctober 3, 1918(1918-10-03) (aged 63)
Medford, Massachusetts
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Early life and education

Hooper was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1855. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Tufts in 1877, and a master of arts degree from Tufts in 1878. He also received an honorary Ph.D. in 1898 and an LL.D. in 1915, both from Tufts. Hooper was instructor of Mathematics and Applied Physics at the Bromfield School and became its principal in 1880. While at Tufts, Hooper was initiated into Theta Delta Chi.

Career

Hooper became assistant professor of physics at Tufts in 1883, and then professor of electrical engineering in 1890. In 1902, Hooper published "Electrical Problems"[1] upon which he based many lectures,[2] as described by Vannevar Bush.[3]

Following the resignation of Frederick W. Hamilton, Hooper was made acting president in 1912,[4] having been commended by the Trustees for his contributions to the engineering department and his successful fundraising abilities. He served in this role through the end of 1914 until Hermon Carey Bumpus took office, at which point he returned to the department of electrical engineering.

Hooper built a residence at 124 Professors Row in 1892, known today as Hooper House, which currently houses the University Health Services. Additionally, the home of the department of electrical engineering was dedicated as the Hooper Laboratories for Electrical Engineering on June 5, 1940, and held that name until 1983, when it was rededicated as Halligan Hall.

Hooper built by hand a cottage on an island in Brompton Lake, Quebec, about which he wrote several poems.[5][6] Hooper's poem "A Legend of Outunwitti" helped scholars study indigenous oral tradition[7][8] and Brompton Lake geographical place name origins.[9][10]

References
  1. Hooper, Ph.D., William L.; Wells, M.S., Roy T. (1902). Electrical Problems for Engineering Students. Boston, Massachusetts: The Athenaeum Press.
  2. Hooper, Dr. William L. (1976). Poems. Boston: Private. p. X2.
  3. Bush, Vannevar (1970). Pieces of the Action. New York: Morrow. p. 250. OCLC 93366.
  4. The Tufts College Graduate Volumes 9-10. Tufts College, Massachusetts: Tufts College. July 1912.
  5. Hooper 1976, p. X2.
  6. Lane, A. C. (1920). "William Leslie Hooper (1855-1918)". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 55 (10): 506–508. JSTOR 20025816.
  7. Hooper 1976, p. 13.
  8. Meurger, Michel; Gagnon, Claude (1982). Monstre des lacs du Québec. Montréal: Stanké. p. 95.
  9. Charland, Philippe (2005). Définition et Reconstitution de L'Esapce Territorial Du Nord-Est Amériquain : La Reconstruction De La Carte Du W8banaki Par La Toponymie Abénakis Au Québec Aln8baiwi Kdakina - Notre Monde À La Manière Abénakise. Montréal: Département De Géographie Université Mcgill. p. 186.
  10. "Dutunwitti Island". Quebec Toponymy Commission. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

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