James Penrose Harland

Background

Harland, James Penrose was born on February 5, 1891 in Wenonah, New Jersey, United States. Son of James and Catherine (Welsh) Harland.

Education

Student William Penn Charter School, 1904-1909. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1913. Master of Arts, 1915, Doctor of Philosophy, 1917.

Student of University Bonn am Rhein, 1913-1914, American School, Athens, Greece, 1914.

Career

August 1959). Instructor Greek, University of Michigan, 1921-1922. Assistant professor classics U. North Carolina, 1922-1923. Assistant professor archaeology and Greek, U. Cincinnati, 1923-1926.

Associate professor archaeology U. North Carolina 1927-1929, professor 1929-1973.

Excavated at Nemea, Zygouries and other sites. Archaeological study, Greece, U. Uppsala, Sweden, 1939.

Visited museums eleven countries, Norway to Turkey, 1939.

Achievements

• James Penrose Harland has been listed as a noteworthy educator, archaeologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Town Planning Board Chapel Hill. Member managing committee American School at Athens, 1959-1973. Served from seaman to ensign, communications officer United States Navy, 1917-1919.

Fellow Archaeological

Institute, American School, Athens, Greece, 1920-1921. Member Archaeological Institute American (recorder 1946-1947, lecturer. Club: Archaeological.

Connections

Married Agnes Westerlund, February 2, 1924 (deceased.

Father:

James Harland

Mother:

Catherine (Welsh) Harland

Spouse:

Agnes Westerlund