Background
BEVAN, William was born on May 16, 1922 in Plains, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Bevan and Elizabeth Merrill Jones Bevan.
psychologist and foundation executive
BEVAN, William was born on May 16, 1922 in Plains, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Bevan and Elizabeth Merrill Jones Bevan.
Staunton Mil. Academy, Franklin and Marshall College, and Duke University.
Assistant Professor Heidelberg College 1946, 1948. Instructor, Duke University 1947. Assistant Professor, to Professor Emory University 1948-1959.
Fulbright Scholar, University of Oslo 1952-1953. Professor Kansas State University 1959-1966. Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences 1965-1966.
Professor Johns Hopkins University 1966-1974, Vice President and Provost 1966-1970. Executive Officer, A. A. A. S. 1970-1974. Publisher Science Magazine 1970-1974.
William Preston Few Professor Duke University since 1974, Provost 1979-1982. Vice-President John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation since 1982.
Married Dorothy L. Chorpening in 1945.