Kingman Brewster, Jr., (June 17, 1919 – November 8, 1988) was an educator, President of Yale University, and an American diplomat. June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. ...

He graduated from Yale in 1941, where he was chairman of the Yale Daily News. His junior year, he turned down an offer of membership in Skull and Bones. In 1948, he received his law degree from Harvard Law School. After teaching at Harvard Law School from 1950 to 1960, he accepted the post of Provost at Yale, serving from 1960 to 1963. Upon the death of President A. Whitney Griswold, he was named President of Yale University, serving from 1963 to 1977. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Yale Daily News. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Harvard Law School (HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the higher education title of provost. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

He was known for the improvements he made to Yale's faculty, curriculum, and admissions policies, and for his skillful handling of student protests during the protests against the Vietnam War, which he himself opposed. His presidency was also marked by the Black Panther trial and the admission of women as undergraduates. The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and its allies—notably the United States military in support of...

After leaving Yale, he served as U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James (i.e. the United Kingdom) from 1977 to 1981 and later was Master of University College, Oxford, serving from 1986 until his death there in 1988. He is interred in Grove Street Cemetery, in New Haven, Connecticut. The office of United States Ambassador (or Minister) to the United Kingdom (also known as Ambassador to the Court of St. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... University College (in full, the College of the Great Hall of the University, commonly known as University College in the University of Oxford, usually known by its derivative, Univ), is a contender for the claim to be the oldest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grove Street Cemetery or Grove Street Burial Ground in New Haven, Connecticut is located in the center of the Yale University campus. ... City nickname: The Elm City Location in the state of Connecticut Founded April 24, 1638 County New Haven County Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ...

His grand-daughter is actress Jordana Brewster (D.E.B.S. (2004, The Faculty (1998) and The Fast and the Furious (2001)). Jordana Brewster in a screenshot of the film The Fast and the Furious Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is an American actress. ... Promotional poster for D.E.B.S. is a 2005 action/comedy film, directed and written by Angela Robinson. ... The Faculty is a 1998 horror film/science-fiction film, written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Robert Rodriguez. ... The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 action film starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, and directed by Rob Cohen. ...