# George Lynn Cross

> George Lynn Cross was a botanist, writer, and the longest serving president of the University of Oklahoma. After he was appointed president at the age of 38, Cross helped peacefully integrate the university; built and oversaw the most winning college football program of the 1950s; spearheaded the expansion of numerous academic programs and facilities; and then helped lead the university through the 1960s protest period. After retiring as president, Cross wrote several books, the first of which, Blacks in White Colleges, described his personal experiences during the constitutional desegregation litigation that arose almost immediately after he became the university's young president.

*University president; Botanist (1905-1998)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1905-05-12
- **Died:** 1998-12-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

George Lynn Cross was a botanist, writer, and the longest serving president of the University of Oklahoma. After he was appointed president at the age of 38, Cross helped peacefully integrate the university; built and oversaw the most winning college football program of the 1950s; spearheaded the expansion of numerous academic programs and facilities; and then helped lead the university through the 1960s protest period. After retiring as president, Cross wrote several books, the first of which, Blacks in White Colleges, described his personal experiences during the constitutional desegregation litigation that arose almost immediately after he became the university's young president.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.2
- **Momentum:** 1.3

## Sources
- [George Lynn Cross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lynn_Cross)
- [جورج لين كروس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [George Lynn Cross](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lynn_Cross)
- [جورج لين كروس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5541901)

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