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About William Louis Poteat
William Louis Poteat (1856–1938), also known as "Doctor Billy", was an American professor and then the seventh president (1905–1927) of Wake Forest College. Poteat was conspicuous in many civic roles becoming a leader of the Progressive Movement in North Carolina and the South, and a champion of higher education. A devout Baptist, he defended the teaching of evolution as the "divine method of creation", arguing it was fully compatible with Christian beliefs.
Everything about William Louis Poteat →- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1856
- Died
- 1938, March 12, 1938