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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded in 1778 by Samuel Phillips, Jr., whose uncle John Phillips later founded Phillips Exeter Academy. Boston silversmith Paul Revere designed the school's seal, and John Hancock signed its Act of Incorporation. Merged with the adjacent girls' school Abbot Academy in 1973.

Location:
Andover, MA

Founding Date:
1778

Motto:
Finis Origine Pendet; Non Sibi

Team:
Blue

Radio Station:
WPAA (founded 1960, station demolished 2004)

Enrollment:
1080

Official Website:
http://www.andover.edu/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Charles Greeley Abbot Astronomer 31-May-1872 17-Dec-1973 Solar energy
Walter S. Adams Astronomer 20-Dec-1876 11-May-1956 Long-time director of Mt. Wilson Observatory
Jonathan S. Adelstein Government 1962   FCC Commissioner
Jonathan Alter Columnist 6-Oct-1957   Newsweek Senior Editor
Charles Arnt Actor 20-Aug-1906 6-Aug-1990 Remember the Night
Edward Bass Philanthropist 10-Sep-1945   Billionaire, Biosphere proponent
Randall Batinkoff Actor 16-Oct-1968   For Keeps
Anthony Beilenson Politician 26-Oct-1932   Congressman from California, 1977-97
Bill Belichick Football 16-Apr-1952   Head Coach, New England Patriots
Michael Beschloss Historian 30-Nov-1955   The Conquerors
Hiram Bingham Politician 19-Nov-1875 6-Jun-1956 US Senator, discovered Machu Picchu
Humphrey Bogart Actor 25-Dec-1899 14-Jan-1957 Casablanca
L. Paul Bremer Government 30-Sep-1941   Director of the Iraq Provisional Authority
Richard H. Brodhead Educator 17-Apr-1947   President, Duke University
Bruce C. Bruckmann Business c. 1953   Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co.
Edgar Rice Burroughs Novelist 1-Sep-1875 19-Mar-1950 Tarzan
George H.W. Bush Head of State 12-Jun-1924   41st US President, 1989-93
George W. Bush Head of State 6-Jul-1946   43rd US President, 2001-09
Jeb Bush Politician 11-Feb-1953   Governor of Florida, 1999-2007
Prescott S. Bush, Jr. Relative 10-Aug-1922 23-Jun-2010 Brother of George H.W. Bush
Lincoln Chafee Politician 26-Mar-1953   Governor of Rhode Island, 2011-15
Otis Chandler Publisher 23-Nov-1927 27-Feb-2006 Publisher of the L.A. Times, 1960-80
Christian Clemenson Actor 17-Mar-1958   Dr. Tom Loman on CSI: Miami
Harlan Cleveland Government 19-Jan-1918 30-May-2008 Futurist, diplomat
William Sloane Coffin Activist 1-Jun-1924 12-Apr-2006 Civilly disobedient chaplain
Frank Converse Actor 22-May-1938   Will Chandler on Movin' On
Joseph Cornell Sculptor 24-Dec-1903 29-Dec-1972 Exponent of Assemblage
Walter J. P. Curley Business 17-Sep-1922 2-Jun-2016 US Ambassador to France, 1989-93
Peter L. S. Currie Business c. 1956   CFO of Netscape, 1995-99
Justin Dart, Jr. Activist 29-Aug-1930 22-Jun-2002 Father of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Dana Delany Actor 13-Mar-1956   China Beach
Janine DiTullio Comic ?   Brendon's mom on Home Movies
Douglas A. Donahue, Jr. Business c. 1951   Managing Partner, Brown Brothers Harriman
Edward E. Elson Diplomat c. 1934   US Ambassador to Denmark, 1994-98
Walker Evans Photographer 3-Nov-1903 10-Apr-1975 Depression-era Photographer
Moses Farmer Inventor 9-Feb-1820 25-May-1893 Invented the fire alarm, electric trolley
Thomas C. Foley Business 9-Jan-1952   US Ambassador to Ireland, 2006-09
Howard Freeman Actor 9-Dec-1899 11-Dec-1967 Theatre and character actor
Richard Gelb Business 1924 4-Apr-2004 CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb, 1972-93
David Graeber Anthropologist 12-Feb-1961   Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
William Stewart Halsted Doctor 23-Sep-1852 7-Sep-1922 Pioneer of sterile surgical technique
William Torrey Harris Educator 10-Sep-1835 5-Nov-1909 US Commissioner of Education
Oliver Wendell Holmes Author 29-Aug-1809 7-Oct-1894 The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table
Robert S. Ingersoll Diplomat 28-Jan-1914 22-Aug-2010 CEO of Borg-Warner, 1958-72
Andy Ireland Politician 23-Aug-1930   Congressman from Florida, 1977-93
Clay Johnson Government c. 1946   OMB Deputy Director
John F. Kennedy, Jr. Relative 25-Nov-1960 16-Jul-1999 Son of John F. Kennedy
Patrick Joseph Kennedy Politician 14-Jul-1967   Congressman from Rhode Island, 1995-2011
Richard Kerry Diplomat 28-Jul-1915 29-Jul-2000 Father of John Kerry
William S. Knowles Chemist 1-Jun-1917 13-Jun-2012 Chiral catalysts
Lawrence Kohlberg Psychologist 25-Oct-1927 17-Jan-1987 Stages of moral development
Robert H. Krieble Philanthropist 1916 8-May-1997 Loctite Corporation
Edward G. Lanpher Diplomat 8-Dec-1942   US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, 1991-95
Ring Lardner, Jr. Playwright 19-Aug-1915 31-Oct-2000 Screenwriter, M*A*S*H
Jack Lemmon Actor 8-Feb-1925 27-Jun-2001 The Odd Couple
William M. Lewis, Jr. Business 30-Apr-1956   Co-Chair Investment Banking at Lazard
Perry J. Lewis III Business c. 1937   Heartland Industrial Partners
Lewis Libby Government 22-Aug-1950   Cheney's former Chief of Staff
James B. Longley, Jr. Politician 7-Jul-1951   Congressman from Maine, 1995-97
Alfred Lee Loomis Physicist 4-Nov-1887 1-Aug-1975 Millionaire scientist
Torbert H. Macdonald Politician 6-Jun-1917 21-May-1976 Congressman from Massachusetts, 1955-76
Jeff MacNelly Cartoonist 17-Sep-1948 8-Jun-2000 Editorial cartoonist, Shoe
John Macomber Business 13-Jan-1928   JDM Investment Group
George Perkins Marsh Author 15-Mar-1801 23-Jul-1882 Ecologist and camel enthusiast
Barry McCaffrey Government 17-Nov-1942   White House Drug Czar, 1996-2001
Tom Mesereau Attorney 1950   Defended Michael Jackson
Marvin Minsky Scientist 9-Aug-1927 24-Jan-2016 Father of Artificial Intelligence
William H. Moody Judge 23-Feb-1853 2-Jul-1917 US Supreme Court Justice, 1906-10
Samuel F. B. Morse Inventor 27-Apr-1791 2-Apr-1872 Telegraph inventor and publicist
Lachlan Murdoch Business 8-Sep-1971   Son of Rupert Murdoch
N. J. Nicholas, Jr. Business c. 1940   President of Time Inc., 1986-90
Anthony Quainton Diplomat 4-Apr-1934   US Ambassador to Peru, 1989-92
Josiah Quincy Educator 4-Feb-1772 1-Jul-1864 President of Harvard, 1829-45
Archie Roosevelt Relative 9-Apr-1894 13-Oct-1979 Conservative leader against New Deal
Evans Rose Attorney 10-Mar-1932 20-Jul-2012 Cohen & Grigsby
Matt Salinger Actor 13-Feb-1960   Son of J.D. Salinger
Stacy Schiff Journalist 26-Oct-1961   Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov)
Robert W. Selander Business c. 1951   CEO of Mastercard
James M. Shannon Politician 4-Apr-1952   Congressman from Massachusetts, 1979-85
Duncan Sheik Musician 18-Nov-1969   Barely Breathing
Stanley S. Shuman Business c. 1934   Allen & Company
Peter Smith Educator 31-Oct-1945   President, CSU Monterey Bay, 1995-2005
James Spader Actor 7-Feb-1960   Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Huntley N. Spaulding Politician 29-Oct-1869 14-Nov-1955 Governor of New Hampshire, 1927-29
Lyman Spitzer, Jr. Astronomer 26-Jun-1914 31-Mar-1997 Father of space telescopes
Benjamin Spock Doctor 2-May-1903 15-Mar-1998 Baby and Child Care
James B. Steinberg Government 7-May-1953   Deputy Secretary of State
Joshua Steiner Business c. 1965   Quadrangle Group
Frank Stella Painter 12-May-1936   Minimalist painter, later mixed media artist
William E. Stevenson Diplomat 25-Oct-1900 2-Apr-1985 US Ambassador to the Philippines, 1962-64
Henry L. Stimson Government 21-Sep-1867 20-Oct-1950 US Secretary of War 1911-13, 1940-45
Jeffrey Swartz Business c. 1960   President and CEO of Timberland
Oscar Tang Philanthropist 1938   Chinese-American philanthropist
Thomas D. Thacher Attorney 10-Sep-1881 12-Nov-1950 US Solicitor General, 1930-33
Evan Thomas Journalist 25-Apr-1951   Newsweek
Ward J. Timken, Jr. Business c. 1967   Chairman of Timken
William R. Timken, Jr. Diplomat c. 1938   US Ambassador to Germany
John H. Tory Business 28-May-1954   CEO of Rogers Cable, 1999-2003
Alexander Trowbridge Politician 12-Dec-1929 27-Apr-2006 US Secretary of Commerce, 1967-68
Bill Veeck Baseball 9-Feb-1914 2-Jan-1986 Chicago White Sox owner
William Vickrey Economist 21-Jun-1914 11-Oct-1996 Asymmetric information in economics
George H. Whipple Scientist 28-Aug-1878 2-Feb-1976 Bile, hemoglobin, and the liver
George M. Whitesides Chemist 3-Aug-1939   Harvard chemist, highest H-Index
Olivia Wilde Actor 10-Mar-1984   Skin
Nathaniel Parker Willis Journalist 20-Jan-1806 20-Jan-1867 Pencillings by the Way
Dick Wolf Film/TV Producer 20-Dec-1946   Producer of Law and Order
Michael M. Wood Business 1947   US Ambassador to Sweden

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ron Christie Government 7-Aug-1969   Former Cheney aide
Dudley Fitts Scholar 28-Apr-1903 10-Jul-1968 Translator of Greek literature

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Stephen B. Burbank Educator c. 1946   UPenn Law Professor
Peter L. S. Currie Business c. 1956   CFO of Netscape, 1995-99
Edward E. Elson Diplomat c. 1934   US Ambassador to Denmark, 1994-98
Thomas C. Foley Business 9-Jan-1952   US Ambassador to Ireland, 2006-09
William M. Lewis, Jr. Business 30-Apr-1956   Co-Chair Investment Banking at Lazard
John Phillips Educator 27-Dec-1719 21-Apr-1795 Founder of Phillips Exeter Academy
Samuel Phillips, Jr. Educator 5-Feb-1752 10-Feb-1802 Founder of Phillips Academy
Stanley S. Shuman Business c. 1934   Allen & Company
Joshua Steiner Business c. 1965   Quadrangle Group
William E. Stevenson Diplomat 25-Oct-1900 2-Apr-1985 US Ambassador to the Philippines, 1962-64
Oscar Tang Philanthropist 1938   Chinese-American philanthropist
Alexander Trowbridge Politician 12-Dec-1929 27-Apr-2006 US Secretary of Commerce, 1967-68

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