Harry Walter "H.W." Tyler (April 16, 1863 – February 3, 1938) was an active member of the science and education scholarly communities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

(MIT) in 1884, he taught and served in various administrative positions at the Institute from 1884 until his retirement in 1930.

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Outside of MIT he was a founding member of both the College Entrance Examination Board in 1901 and the History of Science Society in 1924. He served as Secretary of the

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(AAUP) for twenty years. After retiring from MIT he worked in Washington D.C. at the

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as Consultant in Science, and later as Honorary Consultant.

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1863 births 1938 deaths People from Ipswich, Massachusetts Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni University of Erlangen-Nuremberg alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty American chemists Library of Congress {{US-chemist-stub

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