Henry R. Towne
Henry Robinson Towne was an American mechanical engineer and businessman, known as early systematizer of management.
Towne was born in Philadelphia in 1844 to John Henry and Maria T. Towne. He attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1861 to 1862, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, but did not complete a degree. The university later awarded him an honorary masters degree.
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