Ruth J. Simmons

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
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gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Fulbright_Fellowship
gptkb:National_Humanities_Medal
gptkb:Chevalier_of_the_Legion_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1945-07-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Grapeland,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:boardMemberOf gptkb:Goldman_Sachs
gptkb:Pfizer
gptkb:Texas_Instruments
gptkbp:children Khari Simmons
gptkbp:degree gptkb:PhD
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Romance languages and literatures
gptkbp:honoraryDegree gptkb:Amherst_College
gptkb:Boston_College
gptkb:Brown_University
gptkb:Dartmouth_College
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Mount_Holyoke_College
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:Smith_College
gptkb:Spelman_College
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:University_of_Houston
gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst
gptkb:University_of_Notre_Dame
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkb:University_of_Rochester
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ruth J. Simmons
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor first African-American president of an Ivy League institution
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Brown_University_Steering_Committee_on_Slavery_and_Justice
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:academic_administrator
gptkb:professor
university president
gptkbp:president gptkb:Brown_University
gptkb:Smith_College
gptkb:Prairie_View_A&M_University
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Raymond_Simmons
gptkbp:termEnd Brown University: 2012
Prairie View A&M University: 2023
Smith College: 2001
gptkbp:termStart Brown University: 2001
Prairie View A&M University: 2017
Smith College: 1995
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prairie_View_A&M
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7