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Henry Kissinger “Harry” Dick

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Henry Kissinger “Harry” Dick

Birth
Gibraltar, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
14 Jun 1953 (aged 66)
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Jacksonwald, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Harry graduated from Princeton University-Class of 1909.

Reading Eagle, Monday, June 15, 1953-Henry K. Dick, Retired Professor, Dies
Henry K. Dick, 67, retired professor of English at Columbia University, died yesterday in St. Joseph's Hospital. He resided here with a niece, Martha Dick, 800 North Third St., since his retirement in August 1952, after teaching since 1918 at Columbia.
He was a son of the late Henry DeTurk Dick and Mary Ann (Kissinger) Dick and was a member of First Reformed Church, Reading. Dick was a veteran of World War I.
Two of his most famous students are: Edgar Johnson, author of "Life of Charles Dickens" and Francis Steigmuller, writer for the New Yorker magazine.
Surviving are a brother, Frank K., Reading; a nephew, Carroll S., Reading, and two nieces, Mrs. Carl Flores, Philadelphia, and Miss Martha Dick, Reading school teacher.
Services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the Miller Funeral Home, the Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Wetzel, officiating. Burial will be in Schwarzwald Cemetery.
Harry graduated from Princeton University-Class of 1909.

Reading Eagle, Monday, June 15, 1953-Henry K. Dick, Retired Professor, Dies
Henry K. Dick, 67, retired professor of English at Columbia University, died yesterday in St. Joseph's Hospital. He resided here with a niece, Martha Dick, 800 North Third St., since his retirement in August 1952, after teaching since 1918 at Columbia.
He was a son of the late Henry DeTurk Dick and Mary Ann (Kissinger) Dick and was a member of First Reformed Church, Reading. Dick was a veteran of World War I.
Two of his most famous students are: Edgar Johnson, author of "Life of Charles Dickens" and Francis Steigmuller, writer for the New Yorker magazine.
Surviving are a brother, Frank K., Reading; a nephew, Carroll S., Reading, and two nieces, Mrs. Carl Flores, Philadelphia, and Miss Martha Dick, Reading school teacher.
Services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the Miller Funeral Home, the Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Wetzel, officiating. Burial will be in Schwarzwald Cemetery.


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  • Maintained by: Military Mom
  • Originally Created by: Mimi
  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24167483/henry_kissinger-dick: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Kissinger “Harry” Dick (4 Oct 1886–14 Jun 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24167483, citing Schwarzwald Cemetery, Jacksonwald, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Military Mom (contributor 47125975).