Learned, Henry Barrett (1868-1931)

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Henry Barrett Learned to Jane Addams, April 25, 1910

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, August 24, 1906

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Birth Date

1868-03-21

Death Date

1931-10-12

Birthplace

Exeter, NH

Biographical Text

Dr. Henry Barrett Learned studied at Harvard and the University of Chicago, as well as the University of Leipzig and Yale University. Learned served as the headmaster for a private school in Massachusetts from 1890 until 1892, at which point he left to teach history at the University of Chicago until 1893. In 1894, he headed the history department at Chicago's Armour Institute of Technology before returning to Cambridge and serving as a professor of history at Harvard until 1898. In 1900, he relocated to Yale University, where he stayed until 1906. Learned published a number of articles and nonfiction books, such as The President's Cabinet in 1912. From 1917 to 1919, Learned was employed by the United States Department of Justice, working in their Bureau of Investigation. Starting in 1925, he was a member of Washington D.C.'s Board of Education, eventually becoming vice president, until 1931, when he resigned over disputes with the Parents' League. Learned returned to teaching in 1930 as a temporary professor at Stanford University but ultimately remained in the tenure until his death.

Learned married Emily Cheney Learned in 1899. The couple had two children together. Learned died in 1931.

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Dwyer, Christina

Schulze, Nina

Biebrich, Caitlin

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1910

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Dr. H.B. Learned, Noted Historian, Dies in His Sleep, Chicago Tribune October 14, 1931, p. 12

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H Barrett Learned, 1930 United States Federal Census

Mrs. Henry B Learned, 1920 United States Federal Census

Police Guard Chambers as School Board Meets, Evening Star December 2, 1920, p. 17

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School & Society, Volume 11, Society for the Advancement of Education, James McKeen Cattell 1920, p. 255

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“Learned, Henry Barrett (1868-1931),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 7, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/2933.

Learned, Henry Barrett (1868-1931)

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Henry Barrett Learned to Jane Addams, April 25, 1910

Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, August 24, 1906

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