Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana

1881–1950 (age 69)

Educator

Biography

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana devoted himself to education, guiding countless students with patience and enthusiasm while nurturing a lifelong love of learning.

He believed that curiosity and compassion were inseparable, a belief reflected in the relationships he built and the teachers he inspired, now commemorated at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

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