Background
Platt, Harrison Gray was born on April 27, 1902 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Harrison Gray and Nelly (Durham) Platt.
Platt, Harrison Gray was born on April 27, 1902 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Harrison Gray and Nelly (Durham) Platt.
Graduate, Punahou Academy, Honolulu, 1920; Bachelor of Arts, Reed College, 1925; postgraduate, Yale University, 1925-1926; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1927; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1928-1930.
Faculty department language and literature, Reed College, 1927-1928; department English, Brown U., 1930-1938; editor, Reilly & Lee Company, 1941-1943; associate editor, Bobbs Merrill Company, Inc., 1944-1954; editor general public department, Bobbs Merrill Company, Inc., 1954-1960; technical editor, C.L. Barnhart (Reference Books), 1960-1961; managing editor, C.L. Barnhart (Reference Books), 1961-1963; chief dictionary editor for, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York City, 1963-1978; retired, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978; free-lancer writer, editor, since 1978.
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Married Rhoda Failing Burpee, August 19, 1925. Children: Harrison Gray III, William Brewster. Married Mary Alice Kaye, December 30, 1943.