Harry S.B. Johnson
Dean of Men and Professor of Greek, 1942-1964
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He? received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the uedbet体育官网 Theological Seminary, and was created a Knight of the Royal Order of the North Star First Class by H.M. Karl XVI Gustav, King of Sweden.
Johnson died April 14, 1976, at age 63.