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Andrew Sloan Draper (June 21, 1848 - April 27, 1913) was an American educator, author, and jurist. ==Biography== He was born in Westford, New York on June 21, 1848, and is a descendant of early Massachusetts settler, James Draper. He graduated from The Albany Academy and Albany Law School. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Albany Co., 2nd D.) in 1881; and a judge of the United States court of Alabama claims before devoting himself to educational work. He then served as a member of the Albany School-board, New York State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1886 to 1892, and superintendent of schools at Cleveland, Ohio before becoming the President and Regent of the University of Illinois in 1894.〔 In 1902 his right leg was amputated. He resigned from his presidency in 1904 to become Commissioner of Education of the State of New York.〔 He died on April 27, 1913 in New York of Bright's disease and heart trouble. His widow died in 1928. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew S. Draper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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