LC control no. | no2015139850 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | McCormick, Henry, 1837-1918 |
Other standard no. | Q109402888 |
Biography/History note | Irish born professor of history and geography at Illinois State Normal University (later known as Illinois State University) from 1869-1912. The Henry McCormick Gymnasium on the ISNU campus was dedicated in 1930. <http://mchistory.org/research/resources/henry-mccormick.php> |
Located | Normal (Ill.) |
Birth date | 1837-02-05 |
Death date | 1918-07-17 |
Place of birth | Mayo (Ireland : County) |
Place of death | Normal (Ill.) |
Field of activity | Geography--Study and teaching (Higher) History--Study and teaching (Higher) |
Affiliation | Illinois State Normal University Philadelphian Literary Society (Organization : Illinois State Normal University) |
Profession or occupation | College teachers |
Found in | McCormick, Henry. Suggestions on teaching primary geography, 1892: title page (by Henry McCormick) McLean County Museum of History, WWW site, viewed October 15, 2015: Henry McCormick (born on February 5, 1837 in Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland; In 1869 he became a member of the ISNU [Illinois State Normal University] faculty and served there until his retirement in 1912; taught a variety of courses before becoming Professor of Geography and History a few years later; member of the Philadelphia Club; passed away at his home in Normal [Illinois] on July 17, 1918; In 1925, the Henry McCormick Gymnasium was opened and it was dedicated in 1930) <http://mchistory.org/research/resources/henry-mccormick.php> |
Associated language | eng |