Henry N. (Henry Neely) Ogden

Born on April 30, 1868, in Dexter, Maine, Henry Neely Ogden became an American civil and sanitary engineer whose career was closely tied to Cornell University. Cornell memorial materials describe him as deeply involved in sanitary engineering, public health, and church work, and note that he began teaching in Cornell's College of Civil Engineering in September 1889.

He went on to serve for many years as a professor of sanitary engineering at Cornell. His work focused on the practical side of public health and infrastructure, and his books included Sewer Construction, Sewer Design, and Rural Hygiene. Those titles show the range of his interests: from engineering systems for growing communities to explaining health principles for everyday life.

Ogden died on September 29, 1947. Remembered as both an engineer and teacher, he belonged to the generation that helped turn sanitation and public health into organized modern professions in the United States.