Howard W. Riley, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Professor and first head of the Cornell University Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
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About Howard W. Riley
- Howard W.
- Riley (2 May 1879 in East Orange, New Jersey – 15 Aug 1971 in Ithaca, New York) was the first head of what is now the Cornell University Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, appointed in 1907.
- He served as head of the department until his retirement in 1944.
- Riley-Robb Hall, where the department now resides, is named after him.
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