Background
Montgomery, Henry Close was born on August 1, 1901 in Seymour, Indiana, United States. Son of Henry Close and Jennie (Swope) Montgomery.
Montgomery, Henry Close was born on August 1, 1901 in Seymour, Indiana, United States. Son of Henry Close and Jennie (Swope) Montgomery.
Ab., Hanover College, 1921. M.A University of Illinois, 1926, Doctor of Philosophy, 1945. Postgraduate U. Rome (Italy), 1924, U. Vienna (Austria), 1928-1929, Heidelberg (Germany) University, summer 1926.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, m.
Margaret East. Stuart, December 22, 1927.
Director athletics Divernon (Illinois) High School, 1921-1924. From assistant professor classics to associate professor Wabash College, 1926-1940. Associate professor classics Miami (Ohio) University, 1940-1946, 24 professor, 1946-1979, department chairman, 1940-1979.
Assistant director Miami University Abroad, 1956-1958.
Conductor, 1962; lecturer Archaeological Institute American, 1954-1955, 58-59.
Visiting professor University of Illinois, summer 1945. Manager Crawfordsville (Indiana) Symphony Orchestra, 1933-1940.
Member Hamilton (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, 1954-1969.
Member Hamilton (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, 1954-1969. Fellow to Rome, Italy, summer 1961. Member Ohio Classical Conference (president 1949), Classical Association Middle West and South (member executive council 1949-1953, president 1965).
Oxford (Ohio) Archaeological
Society (secretary-treasurer 1941-1969), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (president Oxford branch 1953-1955), Phi Delta Theta, Omicron Delta Kappa, Eta Sigma Phi, Pi Kappa Epsilon. Club: Miami Mens.
Children: Ann (Mistress Brock Brower), Henry Close III, Virginia South. (Mistress William Melin).