Background
Finley, Harold Eugene was born on November 30, 1905 in Palatka, Florida, United States. Son of Eugene and Lugenia (Bryant) Finley.
Finley, Harold Eugene was born on November 30, 1905 in Palatka, Florida, United States. Son of Eugene and Lugenia (Bryant) Finley.
Bachelor of Science, Morehouse College, 1928. Master of Sciences, University Wisconsin. 1929, Doctor of Philosophy, 1942.
; children—Harold Eugene, Eva Kathleen (Mistress Selvin F. Gumbs). Married second, Irene Sealy Pope, January 5, 1957. From instructor to associate professor biology West Virginia State College, 1929-1938.
Professor biology, head department Morehouse College, 1938-1947.
Exchange professor biology Atlanta University, 1938-1947. Professor zoology Howard University, 1947-1975, head department, 1947-1969.
Independent research investigator Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1930-1933. Postdoctoral fellow Johns Hopkins, 1955.
Visiting professor Indiana University, 1958, U. Washington, 1968, 70, U. Brasilia (Brazil), 1970.
Principal investigator United States Public Health Service research grants, from 1953. Director National Science Foundation-Undergraduate Science Education research participation program, from 1959. United States delegate IUBS, Montreaux, 1967, Washington, 1970.
Active Boy Scouts American.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, New York academics science. Member American Microscopical Society (president elect 1971-1972), Washington Electron Microscope Society (president 1963-1964), Society Protozoologists (vice president, 1964, president 1967), American Society Zoologists, National Institute Science, Electron Microscope Society American, Society General Microbiology, Sigma Xi, Beta Kappa Chi, Phi Sigma.
Married Eva Elizabeth Browning, August 30, 1929 (deceased. Married second, Irene Sealy Pope, January 5, 1957. Children: Harold Eugene, Eva Kathleen (Mistress Selvin F. Gumbs).