Background
Smith, Alan Harvey was born on May 4, 1920 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harold Daniel and Florence (Sugden) Smith.
Smith, Alan Harvey was born on May 4, 1920 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Harold Daniel and Florence (Sugden) Smith.
Bachelor, Bucknell University, 1941. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1951. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1949.
Teacher, Lewisburg (Pennsylvania) High School, 1941-1942; instructor English, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1946-1948; assistant editor, Americana Annual, Grolier, Inc., New York City, 1950-1953; senior assistant editor, Americana Annual, Grolier, Inc., 1953-1958; associate editor, Americana Annual, Grolier, Inc., 1958-1959; associate editor, Encyclopedia Americana, New York City, 1959-1965; executive editor, Encyclopedia Americana, New York City, then Danbury, Connecticut, 1965-1981; editor-in-chief, Encyclopedia Americana, New York City, then Danbury, Connecticut, 1981-1985.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945.
Married Ruth Zimmerman, November 3, 1944. 1 child, Jill Clerihew Smith.