Background
Hartell, John was born on January 30, 1902 in Brooklyn. Son of John and Madeline (Engskjen) Hartell.
Hartell, John was born on January 30, 1902 in Brooklyn. Son of John and Madeline (Engskjen) Hartell.
Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell Univercity, 1925; pograd., Royal Academy Fine Arts, Stockholm, 1926-1927.
Instructor architectur, Clemson (South Carolina.) U., 1927-1928; associate professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1928-1930; professor architecture, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1930-1968; professor art, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1939-1968; chairman art department, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1939-1959; professor emeritus, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, since 1968. Member McDowell Colony, Peterborough, N.H., summers 1929-1930.
Married Sylvia Muller, September 10, 1928. Children: Mari Hartell Quint, Karin Hartell Cattarulla.