| Harry Brookings Wallace | |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1877 |
| Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Death Place: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Burial Place: | Bellefontaine Cemetery |
| Relatives: | Robert S. Brookings (uncle) |
| Occupation: | Businessman, academic administrator |
| Education: | Yale University |
| Signature: | Signature of Harry Brookings Wallace (1877–1955).png |
Harry Brookings Wallace (August 6, 1877 - August 11, 1955) was the acting chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1944 to 1945.
Harry Brookings Wallace was born in St. Louis on August 6, 1877.[1] He attended Smith Academy in St. Louis, and graduated from Yale University in 1899. While there, he was a varsity baseball player.[2]
The nephew of Robert S. Brookings, he became a trustee of the Brookings Institution in 1927. He was president of Cupples & Marston from 1917 to 1942.[2]
He was the acting chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from July 1944 to September 1945.[2] [3]
He died at his home in St. Louis on August 11, 1955, and was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.[2]