Background
Hansen, Harry was born on December 26, 1884 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Hans and Christine (Jochims) Hansen.
Hansen, Harry was born on December 26, 1884 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Hans and Christine (Jochims) Hansen.
Bachelor of Philosophy Chicago, 1909.
Alumni secretary, 1909-1911. War correspondent Chicago Daily News with German, Belgian, French and Austrian armies and in Baltic zone, 1914-1916, correspondent at Paris Peace Conference, 1919, literature editor, 1920-1926, New York World, 1926-1931, New York World-Telegram, 1931-1948. Reviewer for Harper’s Magazine, 1923-1939, Redbook, 1940-1950, for Survey, 1940-1952.
Lecturer on reviewing Columbia, 1928-1933, on biography, et cetera, 1939-1941, U. Colorado, 1940.
Vice president Hastings House, Publications, Incorporated., New York City from 1965.
Member editorial board Armed Services Editions. Member Illinois History Society, History Society Iowa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Clubs: Dutch Treat, Coffee House, Overseas Press (New York City).
Married Ruth McLernon, April. Children: Ruth Eleanor, Marian Hope Hansen Stankard.