Albert A. Murphree
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Albert Alexander Murphree was an American college professor and university president. Murphree was a native of Alabama, and became a mathematics instructor after earning his bachelor's degree. He later served as the third president of Florida State College from 1897 to 1909, and the second president of the University of Florida from 1909 to 1927. Murphree is the only person to have been the president of both of Florida's original state universities, the University of Florida and Florida State University, and he played an important role in the organization, growth and ultimate success of both institutions.
University of Florida President Albert A. Murphree, circa 1927.
Murphree in 1917
Statue of Murphree, second president of the University of Florida (1909–1927). Murphree is the only president honored with a statue on the university's campus.
The University Auditorium was the largest construction project completed on the University of Florida's Gainesville campus during the presidency of Albert Murphree. The auditorium was built between 1922 and 1925.
University of Florida
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The University of Florida is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member and flagship of the State University System of Florida. The university traces its origins to 1853 and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906.
The East Florida Seminary, re-established in Gainesville in 1866, was the direct predecessor to the University of Florida.
An early Florida Gators football practice in 1912
The University of Florida campus in 1906, looking southwest
Statue of Albert Murphree, the second president of the university