Hansen, Henry P. (Henry Paul)

Botanist, palynologist, college teacher at Oregon State University, Dept. of Botany & Plant Pathology and OSU Agricultural Experiment Station, and dean of OSU graduate school, of Corvallis, Or.; b. 1907; d. 1989.

From the description of Papers, 1906-1990. (Oregon State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 70948236

Henry Paul Hansen was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin to Andrew and Emma Petersen Hansen on 28 April 1907. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. in 1930 and began graduate work there in 1931. He continued graduate work in 1935 at the University of Washington, receiving a Ph. D. in 1937. He came to Oregon State College in 1939 as an instructor in Botany. He became Dean of the Graduate School in 1949, a position he held until his retirement in 1971. Hansen's accomplishments include two John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships (1943-44, 1947-48) and two Fulbright Fellowships. He authored over 65 documents during his career; copies of most of them are included in this collection. Hansen died in Corvallis, Oregon, on 8 October 1989. A more extensive biography is included in this collection.

From the description of Henry Paul Hansen papers, 1906-1990. (Eugene Public Library). WorldCat record id: 45660210

Henry Paul Hansen was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin to Andrew and Emma Petersen Hansen on 28 April 1907. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. in 1930, and began graduate work there in 1931. He continued graduate work in 1935 at the University of Washington, receiving a Ph.D. in 1937. He came to Oregon State College in 1939 as an Instructor in Botany. He became Dean of the Graduate School in 1949, a position he held until his retirement in 1971.

Hansen's accomplishments include two John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships (1943-44, 1947-48) and two Fulbright Fellowships. He authored over 65 documents during his career; copies of most of them are included in this collection. Hansen died in Corvallis, Oregon on 8 October 1989. A more extensive biography is included in this collection.

From the guide to the Henry Paul Hansen Papers, 1907-1989, (Oregon State University University Archives)