Edwin Broun Fred (March 22, 1887 – January 16, 1981) was an American bacteriologist and academic who was the 15th president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, serving from 1945 to 1958.
After briefly teaching at Virginia Polytechnic, Fred took a position with Wisconsin.
Edwin Broun Fred was born on March 22, 1887, in Middleburg, Virginia.
During World War II, he chaired a study of biological warfare sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences.
His presidency is noted for the extension centers he develop to handle postwar enrollment increases.