Prof. Herman Hanko

The son of Rev. and Mrs. Cornelius Hanko, Professor Herman Hanko was born in Hull, Iowa. Prof. Hanko lived in three different places before coming to Grand Rapids, Michigan. He lived in Hull for five years, then he and his family moved to Oak Lawn, Illinois, for ten years. He spent three years in Manhattan, Montana, and then he moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Growing up during the Great Depression, Prof. Hanko had no hobbies. “We had no toys, no bikes, no scooters. We made our own toys and...