12th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In office 1966–1971
Preceded by
Julius Adams Stratton
Succeeded by
Jerome Wiesner
Personal details
Born
(1922-07-02)July 2, 1922 Chicago, Illinois
Died
December 12, 2009(2009-12-12) (aged 87) Lexington, Massachusetts
Academic background
Alma mater
Central YMCA College
University of Chicago
Academic work
Discipline
Business management
Institutions
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Howard Wesley Johnson (July 2, 1922 – December 12, 2009) was an American educator. He served as dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management between 1959 and 1966, president of MIT between 1966 and 1971, and chairman of the MIT Corporation (the university's board of trustees) from 1971 to 1983.[1] He was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.[2][3]
^Dennis Hevesi, "Howard W. Johnson, 87, M.I.T. President," The New York Times, December 22, 2009, p. B11.
^"Howard Wesley Johnson". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
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