Victor L. Butterfield (February 7, 1904 – November 19, 1975) was an American philosopher and educator who served as the eleventh President of Wesleyan University from 1943 to 1967.

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Victor L. Butterfield
Born	(1904-02-07)February 7, 1904 Kingston, Rhode Island
Died	November 19, 1975(1975-11-19) (aged 71)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Cornell University Harvard University
Scientific career
Fields	Philosophy

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He was born February 7, 1904, in Kingston, Rhode Island to Kenyon L. Butterfield and Harriet M Butterfield.^[1] He attended Cornell University and received his B.A. in 1927 and M.A. in 1928. In 1936 he earned a Ph.D. from Harvard.^[2]

During Butterfield's tenure as president of Wesleyan, the longest in its history, the number of faculty and students doubled, and its endowment increased from $10 million to $150 million.^[3]