John Wilkinson Taylor (educator)

John Wilkinson Taylor (educator)

John Wilkinson Taylor (1906 – 2001) was a U.S. educator. He was President of the University of Louisville from 1947 to 1949. He served as the acting director general of UNESCO between 1952 and 1953, following the resignation of Jaime Torres Bodet.

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* [http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=3657&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html UNESCO Director-General's List]


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