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Francis Harvey Green (May 19, 1861 – January 23, 1951) was an American educator, poet and lecturer. He served as Chair of English at West Chester Normal School for 30 years and as Headmaster of the Pennington School. Early life and educationGreen was born in Booth's Corner, Bethel Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania on May 19, 1861 to Sharpless and Mary Booth Green.[1] Green graduated from West Chester Normal School in 1882. He received a Masters of Arts degree from Dickinson University in 1893. Temple University honored him with a Doctor of Literature in 1909 and Juniata College with a Doctor of Laws in 1931. He did special work in English, especially Anglo-Saxon, at Amherst College (1860) and Harvard (1894-1895). CareerHe served as the Chair of English at Juniata College until 1888 and then took a similar position with the West Chester Normal School in 1890.[2] He held the position of Chair of English at West Chester Normal School for 30 years. He resigned in 1920 to become headmaster of the Pennington School in New Jersey. He retired in 1943 but continued as headmaster emeritus He was known as a reformer who lectured frequently on temperance and moral issues[3] and formed the Knights of Temperance in Chester County. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Teachers Association, National Education Association, Transatlantic Society, American Asiatic Association, Harvard Club and Dickens Fellowship.[1] He was the President of the YMCA in West Chester, Pennsylvania [4] and of the Chester County Historical Society. Publications
Personal lifeOn September 12, 1911, Dr. Green married Gertrude Langdon, a teacher of English at Bryn Mawr College.[1] Dr. Green and his wife are both interred at Siloam United Methodist Church cemetery in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania.[5] LegacyThe State of Pennsylvania honored him during Pennsylvania Week, 1949, by naming him Pennsylvania Ambassador, for outstanding achievement in the best tradition of the Commonwealth.[6] West Chester University named their library after Dr. Green in May 1947. A new library dedicated on October 30, 1966 was also named after Dr. Green. Bethel township named the first non-single room school in their township after Dr. Green. He was present at the groundbreaking ceremony and spoke of education in Bethel. Dr. Green died within a few months and was not able to see the completion and opening of the school. The dedication for Francis Harvey Green School took place on November 9, 1952.[7] The school was demolished in 2010.[8] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Special Collections|first1=Francis Harvey Green Library|title=Francis Harvey Green Library Dedication|url=http://digital.klnpa.org/cdm/ref/collection/wcutreasure/id/163|website=digital.klnpa.org|publisher=West Chester University|accessdate=22 May 2017}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Francis Harvey}}2. ^{{cite book|last1=Jordan|first1=John Woolf|title=Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography: Illustrated, Volume 3|date=1914|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|page=781|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CuYsAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA765&lpg=RA2-PA765&dq=francis+harvey+green+biography&source=bl&ots=7CFB5g5ZQE&sig=5z6OTkRQ9jUySBuwsesulvBn6yM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibsZC0-4PUAhXE5oMKHTj-ClwQ6AEIQjAF#v=onepage&q=francis%20harvey%20green%20biography&f=false|accessdate=22 May 2017}} 3. ^{{cite book|last1=Leonard|first1=John William|title=Who's Who in America, Volume 6|date=1910|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|page=779|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vEMzAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA779&dq=notes+on+rhetoric+francis+harvey+green&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiS0oPQm4TUAhUM_IMKHQIKCKwQ6AEIIjAA#v=onepage&q=notes%20on%20rhetoric%20francis%20harvey%20green&f=false|accessdate=22 May 2017}} 4. ^{{cite book|title=The American Blue Book of Biography, Men of 1912|date=1913|publisher=American Publishers' Association|location=Chicago, IL|page=312|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uMxHAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false|accessdate=22 May 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web |title=Francis Harvey Green |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61238990/francis-harvey-green |website=www.findagrave.com |accessdate=20 August 2018}} 6. ^{{cite book|last1=McCarrick|first1=Elizabeth|title=Bethel Township, Delaware County|date=2013|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|location=Charleston, South Carolina|isbn=978-0-7385-9818-5|page=88}} 7. ^{{cite book|last1=Goodley|first1=George Walter|title=Bethel Township Delaware County, Pennsylvania Thru Three Centuries|date=1987|page=49}} 8. ^{{cite web|last1=Shomo|first1=Eileen|title=Portrait of Francis Harvey Green rests at Siloam Church|url=http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/garnetvalleypress/news/portrait-of-francis-harvey-green-rests-at-siloam-church/article_c5047308-eede-52e3-a2e5-b56b4ef5afa7.html|website=www.delconewsnetwork.com|accessdate=23 May 2017}} 10 : 1861 births|1951 deaths|American male writers|American temperance activists|Dickinson College alumni|Juniata College alumni|Juniata College faculty|People from Delaware County, Pennsylvania|West Chester University alumni|West Chester University faculty |
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