Dr.
      Paul LeClerc
Columbia University
      Academic and library administrator; Language and literary scholar; Educator
      Area
                                Leadership, Policy, and Communications
                            Specialty
                                Scientific, Cultural, and Nonprofit Leadership
                            Elected
                                    2001
                    Scholar, teacher, academic administrator and currently President and CEO of the New York Public Library.  Formerly president of Hunter College, he is renowned as a leading authority on Voltaire and the French Enlightenment.  Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor and the holder of six honorary degrees.
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