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Jesse Mann

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Jesse Aloysius Mann (May 18, 1922 – April 10, 2016), a native of Washington, D.C.,[1] was an American educator of philosophy.[2]

Education

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Mann graduated from Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C. He earned a Ph.D. at the Catholic University of America in 1958.[2]

Career

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Mann was a professor emeritus of philosophy at Georgetown University and a Georgetown faculty member from 1947 until 1997.[3] His Georgetown work included serving as dean of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and dean of the School for Summer and Continuing Education.[1]

A faculty committee at the university annually awards the Jesse A. Mann Medal in his honor to a graduating senior majoring in culture and politics.

Personal life

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Mann married Anne (née Corbett) Mann. The couple had three children, Maureen Mann Ritz, Angela Mann and the late Jesse Mann. He died on April 10, 2016, at age 93.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Washington-area obituaries of note". 12 May 2016 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. ^ a b Colman McCarthy (5 July 2016). "His teaching swelled the waters of learning". The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Co.
  3. ^ a b "Remembering SFS Dean Jesse A. Mann, 1922-2016 - School of Foreign Service - Georgetown University". 16 June 2016.
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