caption death_date death_place birth_place citizenship nationality fields workplaces birth_date known_for image article_title name alma_mater
harris tulane yearbook pictured in '' the jambalaya 1929 '' , 18 august 1988 macon , georgia walton county , georgia usa united states law tulane university ; mercer university january 2 , 1896 tulane ; rufus carrollton harris , cla 1917 , dean of university mercer law school , 1925-1927 , and tulane law school president , 1927-1937 ; president , tulane university , 1939-1960 ; ; president , mercer university , 1960-1979 ; co-authored the g.i. tulane bill university law school dean rufus carrollton harris.jpg rufus carrollton harris
 rufus carrollton harris mercer university ; yale university
rufus carrollton harris

rufus carrollton harris -lrb- january 2 , 1896 -- august 18 , 1988 -rrb- was the president of tulane university from 1937 -- 1959 and the 12th dean of the tulane university law school , from 1927 -- 1937 .
