Franklin Patterson

Franklin Kessel Patterson (September 14, 1916 – July 13, 1994) was a professor and author, and the first president of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

[2] During the first few years, Patterson chose the Deans and senior administrative staff of the college, organized the academic plans, and assisted in faculty hiring.

[2] The Trustees named the college's first academic building "Franklin Patterson Hall" in his honor.

[2] Patterson married Jessamy Longacre in 1937, and had two children: a daughter, Shelley Katherine, and a son, Eric.

[2] Patterson died on July 13, 1994, of natural causes at his home in Framingham, Massachusetts, at the age of 77.