John Wilkinson Taylor (educator)

John Wilkinson Taylor (26 September 1906 Covington, Kentucky – 11 December 2001 Denver, Colorado ) was a U.S. educator. He was President of the University of Louisville from 1947 to 1950. He served as the acting director general of UNESCO between 1952 and 1953, following the resignation of Jaime Torres Bodet. He died on 11 December 2001 at the age of 95.