William Louis Poteat

William Louis Poteat (1856–1938), also known as "Doctor Billy", was a professor (c. 1880–1905) and then the seventh president (1905–1927) of Wake Forest College (today, Wake Forest University). Poteat was conspicuous in many civic roles becoming a leader of the Progressive Movement in the South, and a champion of higher education. Though a Baptist, he defended the teaching of evolution as the "divine method of creation", arguing it was fully compatible with Christian beliefs.

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