ANDREEN, GUSTAV ALBERT: 1864-1940.
Gustav Albert Andreen was born in Porter, Ind., on Mar. 13, 1864, the son of the Rev. Andrew and Hilda Esping Andreen.
Following graduation from Augustana College in 1881, he studied law for a brief time, then taught at Augustana College for two years. The next two years he spent in study at various European universities. From 1886-1900 he was a professor at Bethany College ( Kan. ), in 1900-01 he taught at Yale, and from 1901 to 1935 he was president of Augustana College. He died Oct. 1, 1940.
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