Clark Kerr | |
|---|---|
 Kerr in 1964 | |
| 12th President of the University of California | |
| In office 1958–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Gordon Sproul |
| Succeeded by | Charles J. Hitch |
| 1st Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley | |
| In office 1952–1957 | |
| Succeeded by | Glenn T. Seaborg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17, 1911 Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 2003 (aged 92) El Cerrito, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Catherine Spaulding Kerr |
| Education | Swarthmore College (AB) Stanford University (MA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Profession | Economist, educator, administrator |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Productive enterprises of the unemployed, 1931-1938 (1939) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economics |
| Institutions | University of Washington University of California, Berkeley University of California |
Clark Kerr (May 17, 1911 – December 1, 2003) was an American economist and academic administrator. He was the first chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, and twelfth president of the University of California.