History of Pylesville, (Harford County) Maryland United States of America

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Joseph Edward Harry, educator, was born at Pylesville, Harford county, Md., Oct. 1, 1863; son of David and Maria Jane (Warner) Harry; and grandson of Joel and Elizabeth (Pyle) Harry, and of Joseph and Margaret (Pyle) Warner. His paternal ancestors emigrated from England with William Penn and settled in Philadelphia; his maternal ancestors came from England in the early part of the 17th century and settled in Bucks county, Pa. He attended the public schools of Maryland and Pennsylvania and was graduated from the Maryland state normal school with salutatory honors in 1880. He taught in public schools, 1880-83, and prepared himself at the same time for college. He entered Johns Hopkins university in 1883, receiving the Hopkins scholarship in 1884, and graduating in 1886. He received a university scholarship in 1887; a fellowship in Greek in 1888, and the degree of Ph.D. from the same institution in 1889. He spent two summers studying and travelling in Europe, and became professor of Greek at Georgetown college, Ky., in 1889. He was a corporate member of the Oriental society from 1891, of the American philological association from 1896, and of the Arch?ological institute of America from 1898. He was married, Aug. 27, 1890, to Cora, daughter of Amos and Mary (Richardson) Day. He contributed to various journals and periodicals and edited for the college series of Greek authors the Hippolytus of Euripides with introduction, notes and a critical appendix (1899).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Pylesville, (Harford County) Maryland

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