page_title: Franklin Institute
section_title: Succession of presidents
hierarchical_section_title: Franklin Institute / History / Succession of presidents
context_page_description: The Franklin Institute is a science museum and the center of science education and research in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is named after the American scientist and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, and houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Founded in 1824, the Franklin Institute is one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States.
context_section_description: James Ronaldson (1824–1841)
  Samuel V. Merrick (1842–1854)
  John C. Cresson (1855–1863)
  William Sellers (1864–1866)
  John Vaughan Merrick (1867–1869)
  Coleman Sellers (1870–1874)
  Robert Empie Rogers (1875–1878)
  William Penn Tatham (1880–1885)
  Joseph Miller Wilson (1887–1896)
  Dr. Walton Clark (1907–1923)
  Dr. W. Laurence LePage (1958-1967)
  Dr. Athelstan F. Spilhaus (1967–1969)
  Dr. Bowen C. Dees (1970-1981)
  Dr. Joel N. Bloom (1969–1990)
  Dr. James L. Powell (1991-1994)
  Dr. Dennis M. Wint (1995–2014)
  Larry Dubinski (2014–present)
caption: Front steps, as seen from the Moore College of Art
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