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Robert F. Goheen

AKA Robert Francis Goheen

Born: 15-Aug-1919
Birthplace: Vengurla, India
Died: 31-Mar-2008
Location of death: Princeton, NJ [1]
Cause of death: Heart Failure

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Educator, Diplomat
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President of Princeton University, 1957-72

Military service: US Army (1941-45)


[1] University Medical Center, Princeton, NJ.

Father: Robert H. H. Goheen
Brother: Richard R. P. Goheen (older)
Wife: Margaret M. Skelly (m. 1941, four daughters, two sons)
Daughter: Anne Goheen Crane
Daughter: Trudi Goheen Swain
Son: Stephen Goheen
Daughter: Megan Goheen Lower
Daughter: Elizabeth Goheen
Son: Charley Goheen

    High School: Lawrenceville School (1936)
    University: BA, Princeton University (1940)
    University: MA, Princeton University (1947)
    University: PhD, Princeton University (1948)
    Professor: Princeton University (1948-57)
    Administrator: President, Princeton University (1957-72)
    Administrator: Board of Governors, Reza Shah Kabir University, Baabolsar, Iran
    Professor: Princeton University (1981-)
    Administrator: Trustee, American University of Beirut

    US Ambassador to India (1977-80)
    Smithsonian Institution Regent
    American Academy of Diplomacy
    Bill Bradley for President
    Council on Foreign Relations
    Dean for America
    Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
    Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
    Ford Foundation Consultant, higher education matters in India (1962-)
    John Kerry for President
    New Leadership for America PAC
    Rockefeller Foundation Trustee (1960-77)
    Phi Beta Kappa Society
    Bronze Star 2 clusters
    Legion of Merit


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