DENSMORE, Harvey Bruce
Details
Date of Birth
Born City
Stanton
Born State/Country
NE
Parents
Charles Mather and Lucy Murphy D.
Date of Death
Death City
Seattle
Death State/Country
WA
Married
Ruth Fisk Anderson, 1 Aug. 1917.
EDUCATION
B.A. U. Oregon, 1904; B.A. Oxford (University Coll.) (Rhodes Scholar), 1907.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Asst. prof, to prof, class. U. Washington, 1907-52; chair, dept. gen. stud., 1937; executive officer, class, dept., 1941-9; pres. CAPC.
DISSERTATION
PUBLICATIONS
Ten Greek Plays, trans. G. Murray and others, preface by Densmore, intro. by Lane Cooper (New York, 1929).
NOTES
Harvey Bruce Densmore was well known as a pioneer classicist in the pacific Northwest, who taught and inspired many students who went on to become accomplished classicists.
SOURCES
WhAm 6:110.
AUTHOR
Daniel P. Harmon