List of presidents of the University of Pennsylvania
The following is a list of the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, which began operating in 1751 as a secondary school, the Academy of Philadelphia, and added an institution of higher learning in 1755, the College of Philadelphia.

List of presidents of the University of Pennsylvania

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Table Section Text: The following is a list of the presidents of the University of Pennsylvania, which began operating in 1751 as a secondary school, the Academy of Philadelphia, and added an institution of higher learning in 1755, the College of Philadelphia.

Presidents of the University of Pennsylvania	Years as president

1	Thomas Sovereign Gates	1930–1944

2	George William McClelland	1944–1948

3	Harold Edward Stassen	1948–1953

William Hagan DuBarry	1953–1953, Acting President

4	Gaylord Probasco Harnwell	1953–1970

5	Martin Meyerson	1970–1981

6	Sheldon Hackney	1981–1993

Claire Fagin	1993–1994, Interim President

7	Judith Rodin	1994–2004

8	Amy Gutmann	2004–present

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William Hagan DuBarry was the acting President of the University of Pennsylvania during 1953.

final_sentence: William Hagan DuBarry was the acting President of the University of Pennsylvania during 1953.