Dean of the Departments of Science

Dean of the Departments of Science was a title borne by only one man, Henry B. Fine. He was appointed to the post in 1909 and held it until his death in 1928. This deanship was created by the trustees at President Wilson's request to provide general administrative oversight of the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Biology, and Geology, and of the development of instruction in various fields of engineering. After Dean Fine's death, these duties were assigned to the dean of the faculty.

From Alexander Leitch, A Princeton Companion, copyright Princeton University Press (1978).