Background
Hardesty, Irving was born on October 8, 1866 in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States. Son of Washington Irving and Katherine (Harrell) Hardesty.
Hardesty, Irving was born on October 8, 1866 in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States. Son of Washington Irving and Katherine (Harrell) Hardesty.
Bachelor of Arts, Wake Forest College, North Carolina, 1892. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1899. Doctor of Science, Wake Forest College, 1918.
Principal Wakefield Academy, 1892-1803. Assistant in biology, University of Missouri, 1895-1896. Associate in anatomy (neurology), University of Chicago, 1899-1900.
Instructor and assistant professor anatomy, 1901-1906, associate professor, 1906-1909, University of California.
Professor anatomy and head of department, Tulane University, 1909-1934, professor emeritus since 1934.
The two greatest commandments are to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with your entire mind" and to "love your neighbor as yourself."
Member Association American Aanatomists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine, Sigma Xi, Nu Sigma Nu.
Married Anne Myatt Kinnard, December 21, 1904, children—Mary (Mistress.