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William De Witt Hyde (1885–1917)
Hyde, William De Witt. An American educator; president of Bowdoin College (1885–1917); born at Winchendon, MA, Sept. 23, 1858; died on June 29, 1917. Among his writings are: ‘Practical Idealism’ (1897); ‘The Art of Optimism’ (1900); ‘Self-Measurement’ (1908); ‘The Quest of the Best’ (1913).