Background
Tawney, Guy Alan was born on March 11, 1870 in Tippecanoe City, Ohio, United States. Son of Daniel Abraham and Adelle (Paige) Tawney.
Tawney, Guy Alan was born on March 11, 1870 in Tippecanoe City, Ohio, United States. Son of Daniel Abraham and Adelle (Paige) Tawney.
Student McAlester College, Minnesota, 1887-1888, Wabash College, Indiana, 1888-1889, 1890-1891. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1893, Master of Arts, 1894. Doctor of Philosophy, Leipzig, 1896.
Demonstrator in psychology, Princeton, 1896. Squier professor mental science and philosophy, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1897-1907. Lecturer in philosophy, Columbia University, 1906-1907.
Assistant professor philosophy, University of Illinois, 1907-1908.
Professor philosophy, University of Cincinnati, 1908-1927, Obed J. Wilson professor of ethics, 1927-1930. Professor philosophy, University of Illinois, 1930-1939, retired September 1, 1939.
Chairman board Busey First National Bank since 1933.
Member of the board McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago. Member American Philosophical Association Beta Kappa.
Married Marietta Busey, April 1909. Children: George Busey (deceased: member A.U.S.), Elizabeth Paige, Catherine Jane.