predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place awards title birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
karl compton julius stratton 29 january 1988 blacksburg , south carolina cambridge , massachusetts vannevar bush award -lrb- 1980 -rrb- president of the massachusetts institute of technology 24 july 1904 1948 james rhyne killian
 1959 james rhyne killian
james rhyne killian

dr. james rhyne killian , jr. -lrb- july 24 , 1904 -- january 29 , 1988 -rrb- was the 10th president of the massachusetts institute of technology , from 1948 until 1959 .
