# William G. Bowen

> William Gordon Bowen was an American academic who served as the president emeritus of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, serving as its president from 1988 to 2006. From 1972 until 1988, he was the president of Princeton University. Bowen founded the digital library JSTOR.

*American economist and academic administrator (1933-2016)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1933-10-06
- **Died:** 2016-10-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Gordon Bowen was an American academic who served as the president emeritus of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, serving as its president from 1988 to 2006. From 1972 until 1988, he was the president of Princeton University. Bowen founded the digital library JSTOR.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.8 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
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## Timeline
- **2016** - Died
- **2012** - National Humanities Medal
- **2001** - Grawemeyer Awards
- **1994** - James Madison Medal
- **1933** - Born

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