Background
Tropp, Harry Ernest was born on December 27, 1912 in St. Louis. Son of Solomon and Masha (Levin) Tropp.
Tropp, Harry Ernest was born on December 27, 1912 in St. Louis. Son of Solomon and Masha (Levin) Tropp.
Bachelor of Science, St. Louis University, 1935. Master of Science, Vanderbilt University, 1936. Postgraduate, University Illinois, 1937.
Postgraduate, Military College of Science, Bury, England, 1942. Postgraduate, University Florida, 1962. Postgraduate, Yale University, 1959—1960.
Professor physics Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa, 1936—1938. Dean of men, 1937—1938. With department hydrology United States Engineers Office, Little Rock, 1939—1941.
Instructor physics Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, Florida, 1949—1958, supervisor science, 1958—1977. Science textbook author Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Austin, from 1958. Director Florida State Science Fair and Talent Search, Florida Foundation of Future Scientists, Tampa, 1963.
Chairman radiological monitoring section Hillsborough County Civil Defense, 1952—1957. Vice president Tampa chapter Reserve Officers Association, 1956—1957. Served Lieutenant colonel Signal Corps United States Army, 1941-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Member of National Science Teachers Association, Florida Association Science Supervisors (president 1964), Retired Officers Association, Rotary (board directors Tampa 1968-1970).
Married Muriel Liebmann, November 7, 1943. 1 child, Robert Alan.