John Goucher

The Reverend John Franklin Goucher
2nd President of Goucher College
In office 1890–1908
Preceded by	William Hersey Hopkins
Succeeded by	Eugene Allen Noble
Personal details
Born	(1845-06-07)June 7, 1845 Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Died	July 22, 1922(1922-07-22) (aged 77) Pikesville, Maryland
Resting place	Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Maryland
Children	5
Alma mater	Dickinson College (BA)
Profession	College administrator Pastor Academic

John Franklin Goucher (/ˈɡaʊtʃər/ ^ⓘ GOW-chər; June 7, 1845 – July 19, 1922) was an American Methodist pastor and missionary and the namesake of Goucher College, formerly the Women's College of Baltimore City.^[1] He was one of the college's co-founders along with fellow clergyman John B. Van Meter and served as its second president.