: Pe ople ▁from ▁T art u ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁T art u ▁fac ulty ▁Category : B alt ic - G erman ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Jas per ▁K err ▁( Nov ember ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁academic ▁in ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Oregon ▁and ▁Ut ah . ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Ut ah , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁Oregon ▁Agricult ural ▁College ▁( now ▁Oregon ▁State ▁University ), ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁College ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁University ), ▁and ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Agricult ural ▁College ▁( now ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁University ). ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁ch an cell or ▁of ▁what ▁became ▁the ▁Oregon ▁University ▁System . ▁The ▁administration ▁building ▁at ▁Oregon ▁State ▁University ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁K err ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁in ▁Richmond ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁Ut ah ▁Territ ory . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Mathemat ics ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁He ▁planned ▁to ▁study ▁law , ▁and ▁turned ▁down ▁appointment ▁to ▁West ▁Point ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁go ▁into ▁law , ▁but ▁never ▁did ▁go ▁into ▁the ▁profession . ▁He ▁married ▁Leon ora ▁Hamilton ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁and ▁had ▁four ▁daughters