Wheeler Hall
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Wheeler Hall is a building on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley
in Berkeley, California
. Home to the English department, it was named for the philologist and university president Benjamin Ide Wheeler
.
The building was opened in 1917. It houses the largest lecture hall on the Berkeley campus.
The building was the site of many of the Free Speech Movement
protests in the 1960s and is a focal point of the Berkeley campus. In recent history, it has been the place for many university protests and the subject of several building takeovers.
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
. Home to the English department, it was named for the philologist and university president Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Benjamin Ide Wheeler was a Greek and comparative philology professor at Cornell University as well as President of the University of California from 1899 to 1919.-Biography:...
.
The building was opened in 1917. It houses the largest lecture hall on the Berkeley campus.
The building was the site of many of the Free Speech Movement
Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement was a student protest which took place during the 1964–1965 academic year on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley under the informal leadership of students Mario Savio, Brian Turner, Bettina Aptheker, Steve Weissman, Art Goldberg, Jackie Goldberg, and...
protests in the 1960s and is a focal point of the Berkeley campus. In recent history, it has been the place for many university protests and the subject of several building takeovers.