Herman Tyson Lukens

Background

Lukens, Herman Tyson was born on January 29, 1865 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James T. and Elizabeth (Jones) Lukens.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1885, Master of Arts, 1888. University of Berlin, Halle, Leipzig, Paris and Jena, Doctor of Philosophy, Jena, 1891.

Career

Teacher biology, Northwest Division High School, Chicago, 1891-1894. Fellow psychology, 1894-1895, docent in pedagogy, 1895-1898, Clark University. Lecturer on education, Bryn Mawr College, 1896-1897.

Head training teacher, State Normal School, California, Pennsylvania, 1898-1907.

Teacher in Francis West. Parker School, Chicago, 1907-1934, retired. Author: Herbart’s Psychological Basis of Teaching.

1890. The Connection Between Thought and Memory, 1895.

The Fifth School Year, 1905. The Descendants of Naylor Webster, 1936.

Also several educational monographs. Now engaged in research on Descendants of January Lücken, of Germantown, Pennsylvania Address: 102 East. Jacoby Saint, Norristown, Pennsylvania

Achievements

• Herman Tyson Lukens has been listed as a notable writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Eleanor Lee Spencer, June 1897 (died 1934).

Father:

James T. Lukens

Mother:

Elizabeth (Jones) Lukens

Spouse:

Eleanor Lee Spencer