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Frederick P. (Frederick Paul) Keppel
1875–1943
A college dean, public servant, and philanthropy leader, he moved with ease between academia, government, and the arts. His career helps tell the story of how American education and charitable giving were shaped in the early twentieth century.
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Some War-time Lessons The Soldier's Standards of Conduct; The War As a Practical Test of American Scholarship; What Have We Learned?
by Frederick P. (Frederick Paul) Keppel
About the author
Born in New York on July 2, 1875, Frederick Paul Keppel became a prominent American educator and foundation executive. He studied at Columbia, later served there as dean of Columbia College, and was also known for his strong interest in prints and the arts.
During World War I, he served as Third Assistant Secretary of War under Newton D. Baker. In the years that followed, he took on the presidency of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, where he helped guide major philanthropic work in education and public life.
Keppel wrote as well as administered, and his career linked universities, government service, and cultural institutions. He died on September 8, 1943, leaving behind a record of public service that connected scholarship, reform, and philanthropy.