) ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁Ha ver ford ▁College . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Germ ant own , ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁raised ▁a ▁Qu aker . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Ha ver ford ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁and ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁with ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁His ▁th esis ▁was ▁titled : ▁“ The ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁Character ▁Types ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Ch ans ons ▁de ▁G este .” ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁poly math , ▁and ▁translated ▁The ▁Qu est ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Gra il , ▁wrote ▁on ▁Arthur ian ▁Roman ces ▁among ▁such ▁topics ▁as ▁Qu aker ism , ▁children ' s ▁literature , ▁and ▁the ▁poet ▁William ▁Cow per . ▁ ▁Com fort ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Ha ver ford ▁College ▁from ▁ 2 3 ▁years , ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁journalist ▁Felix ▁Mor ley . ▁▁ ▁Com fort ▁continued ▁to ▁teach ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁of ▁ 5 3 ▁years , ▁the ▁former ▁Mary ▁F oles , ▁and ▁five ▁children ,, ▁among ▁them , ▁the ▁math ematic ian ▁bearing ▁his ▁very ▁same ▁name . ▁His ▁papers ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁Ha ver ford . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 4 ▁birth s ▁Category :