Ray Lyman Wilbur

Ray Lyman Wilbur, American physician, academic, and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Interior (died 1949)

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Born: April 13, 1875
Died: June 26, 1949
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1875

About Ray Lyman Wilbur

Ray Lyman Wilbur was an American medical doctor who served as the third president of Stanford University and as the 31st United States Secretary of the Interior under President Herbert Hoover, also a Stanford alum. Wilbur first became a member of Stanford's faculty in 1896, as an instructor in physiology. In 1909, he became a professor of medicine and in 1911 was named dean of the new Stanford University School of Medicine, located at the former Cooper Medical College, where Wilbur had received his M.D. degree. After leaving the Department of the Interior in 1933, Wilbur became a vocal critic of Franklin D.

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Ray Lyman Wilbur timeline

1896Wilbur first became a member of Stanford's faculty in 1896, as an instructor in physiology.
1909In 1909, he became a professor of medicine and in 1911 was named dean of the new Stanford University School of Medicine, located at the former Cooper Medical College, where Wilbur had received his M.D. degree.
1933After leaving the Department of the Interior in 1933, Wilbur became a vocal critic of Franklin D.

The world when Ray Lyman Wilbur was born

Ray Lyman Wilbur was born in 1875. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst Kentucky Derby — won by Aristides
Top headlineCivil Rights Act of 1875 passed
Technology milestoneFirst Kentucky Derby horse race
World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
U.S. population42.6M

1875 versus 2026

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Measure	1875	2026
Population	42.6M	341 million

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