Background
Norton, William Harmon was born on April 3, 1856 in Willoughby, Ohio, United States. Son of Review Roderic and Caroline (Pardee) Norton.
Norton, William Harmon was born on April 3, 1856 in Willoughby, Ohio, United States. Son of Review Roderic and Caroline (Pardee) Norton.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell College, Iowa, 1875, Master of Arts, 1878. Doctor of Laws, State University of Iowa, 1911.
Mathematics Cornell College, 1886-1919), August 27, 1883. Tutor Latin and Greek languages, 1875-1877, Adjunct Professor, 1877-1881, professor Greek language and lit, and geology, 1881-1890, curator museum, 1882-1923, professor geology, 1890-1923, Cornell College Special assistant Iowa Geological Survey, 1892-1932. Assistant United States Geological Survey, 1903-1913.
Member board trustees Cornell College, 1917-1940, also. Fellow Geological Society America. Member Sigma Xi Fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mary Florence Burr, (professor