Harry Vincent Wann

Born in 1887, Harry Vincent Wann was an American teacher and author whose surviving published work points to a career in language instruction, especially French. His best-known book, French Conversation and Composition (published by Macmillan in 1920), presents conversation practice alongside a review of basic grammar, and the book itself identifies him as an M.A. and a professor of Romance languages at Indiana State Normal School.

Later records also show that he continued writing in academia: The Tradition of the Homeric Simile in Eighteenth Century French Poetry was published in 1931 by Indiana State Teachers College Press. Together, these works suggest a teacher-scholar with interests that ranged from practical classroom instruction to literary study.

Available records indicate that he was born in Warsaw, Indiana, in 1887 and died in 1970. Although detailed biographical material appears to be limited online, his books remain accessible through projects like Project Gutenberg, which has helped preserve his work for modern readers.