Harvey wiley autobiography

Dates

• Existence: October 18, 1844 - June 30, 1930

Biographical Information

Harvey Washington Wiley was born October 18, 1844 near Kent, Indiana.

Harvey wiley autobiography

In 1863, Wiley enrolled in Hanover College and left the following year to join the Union Army as a member of Company I of the 137th Indiana Volunteers. In April of 1865, he returned to Hanover and graduated in 1867.

Wiley joined the faculty of Northwestern Christian University (later known as Butler University) and began medical studies at Indiana Medical College.

Wiley graduated from medical school in 1871 and taught briefly at a high school in Indianapolis before becoming Professor of Chemistry at Indiana Medical College. In 1872, Wiley took a year off to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree at Harvard and then returned to Indiana to resume his duties at the medical college.

At the same time, Wiley began teaching chemistry at Northwestern Christian University and Indiana