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Today's featured article John D. Whitney (July 19, 1850 – November 27, 1917) was an American Catholic priest who was the president of Georgetown University from 1898 to 1901. Born in Massachusetts, he joined the United States Navy at the age of sixteen. He became a Jesuit in 1872 and spent the next twenty-five years studying and teaching mathematics at Jesuit institutions in Canada, England, Ireland, and the United States. He became the vice president of Spring Hill College in Alabama before becoming the president of Georgetown. He oversaw the completion of Gaston Hall, the construction of the entrances to Healy Hall, and the establishment of Georgetown University Hospital and what would become the School of Dentistry. Afterwards, Whitney became the treasurer of Boston College and then engaged in pastoral work in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Baltimore, where he became the prefect of St. Ignatius Church. (This article is part of a featured topic: Presidents of Georgetown University.) Recently featured: John Glenn Cora Agnes Benneson Hanford Engineer Works In the news Paul Kagame In the Rwandan general election, Paul Kagame (pictured) is re-elected as the president, and the Rwandan Patriotic Front coalition win a majority in the lower house. KP Sharma Oli is appointed the prime minister of Nepal after the incumbent Pushpa Kamal Dahal loses a no confidence motion. In association football, Euro 2024 concludes with Spain defeating England in the final, and the Copa América concludes with Argentina defeating Colombia in the final. In tennis, Barbora Krejčíková and Carlos Alcaraz win the women's and men's singles, respectively, at the Wimbledon Championships. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Thomas Hoepker Aparna Peter Buxtun Ruth Hesse Shelley Duvall Peter Courtney Things to do Help Make New Articles. Help Edit Articles. Lots of Articles. Expand stubs about tanks. Wikipedia Interests World War 1 World War 2 Korean War Vietnam War Firearms Tanks Articles I Created Battles First Battle of Saigon AFV ARL 44 Char D2 Char D1 T-43 tank Char G1 Heavy Tank T29 SU-100Y Self-Propelled Gun Type 95 Heavy Tank P107 BA-21 Modern Tanks Images Images I Uploaded. World's Militaries