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Ex-Washington University Chancellor William Danforth dies

by Associated Press
| September 17, 2020 9:27 AM

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — William Danforth, a member of a prominent St. Louis family and the leader who oversaw Washington University's rise to national prominence during his 24-year career as chancellor, has died. He was 94.

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