AKA Robert Francis Goheen
Born: 15-Aug-1919Birthplace: Vengurla, IndiaDied: 31-Mar-2008Location of death: Princeton, NJ [1]Cause of death: Heart Failure
Gender: MaleRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Educator, DiplomatParty Affiliation: Democratic
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: President of Princeton University, 1957-72
Military service: US Army (1941-45)
Father: Robert H. H. GoheenBrother: Richard R. P. Goheen (older)Wife: Margaret M. Skelly (m. 1941, four daughters, two sons)Daughter: Anne Goheen CraneDaughter: Trudi Goheen SwainSon: Stephen GoheenDaughter: Megan Goheen LowerDaughter: Elizabeth GoheenSon: 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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