Henry Hallowell Farquhar
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 13, 1884 Sandy Spring, Maryland |
| Died | December 15, 1968 (aged 84) |
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| College | Michigan |
Henry Hallowell Farquhar (July 13, 1884 – December 15, 1968) was an American academic, writer, and businessman. Attending the University of Michigan, he excelled in basketball and played on the school's first team. He was on the faculty at Harvard Business School in the 1910s and 1920s and published extensively in the area of factory and industrial management. He was a proponent of Frederick Taylor's principles of scientific management.
Farquhar was born in Maryland in July 1884. He attended the University of Michigan. He played on the school's first basketball team, the 1908–09 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. On January 9, 1909, he scored 10 of Michigan's 16 points in the school's first intercollegiate basketball game, a 24–16 loss to Michigan Agricultural College (now known as Michigan State University). In the final game of a short five-game season, Farquhar scored 16 of Michigan's 24 points, on four field goals and eight free throws, in a 42–24 loss to Ohio State. He was also the team's leading scorer for the season with 48 points in five games.
From 1909 to 1914, Farquhar worked for the U. S. Department of Agriculture and published several articles on forestry. He subsequently enrolled at the Harvard Business School and received his M.B.A. in 1916.
Farquhar joined the faculty at Harvard Business School as an instructor in scientific management theory from 1916 to 1920. He became an assistant professor of industrial management in 1920 and served in that capacity until 1925. Farquhar was also a published author, writing mostly on topics concerning industrial management. His works include:
In 1925, Farquhar became the comptroller for A. L. Smith Iron Works in Chelsea, Massachusetts. By 1930, he was living in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, and working as an industrial manager for a bank. In 1942, he was living in Alexandria, Virginia, and working for the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
Farquhar was married to Elizabeth Farquhar. They had two daughters, Anne and Lydia. Farquhar died in December 1968 at age 84. He was living in Talbot County, Maryland when he died. Farquhar's papers are housed at the Baker Library at Harvard Business School.
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