Walter Lowrie Hervey

Walter Lowrie Hervey
Born1862 (1862)
Mount Vernon, Ohio, US
DiedOctober 14, 1952(1952-10-14) (aged 89โ€“90)
New York, New York, US
EducationPrinceton University
OccupationEducator

Walter Lowrie Hervey, Ph.D. (1862 โ€“ October 14, 1952) was an American educator born in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He graduated from Princeton in 1886 (Ph.D., 1892). He pursued teaching in New York City, particularly at Columbia. In 1898 he became a member of the board of examiners of the department of education of New York City and he served there until he retired in 1932.

He edited the Horace Mann Readers, lectured and wrote articles on education, and was the author of:

  • Picture Work (1896)
  • Daily Lesson Plans (1912)
  • Introductory Second Reader (1914)

He had a son, Walter Bryant Hervey.

Walter Lowrie Hervey died at his home in Manhattan on October 15, 1952.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Walter Lowrie Hervey". New York Daily News. October 15, 1952. p. 94. Retrieved September 22, 2025 โ€“ via Newspapers.com.