He grew up in rural areas of Iowa and South Dakota and attended Pennsylvania College in Iowa and later the University of Michigan, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1897, and Cornell University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1900.
This individual's educational background includes growing up in rural areas of Iowa and South Dakota, attending Pennsylvania College in Iowa, and later obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree from the institution and a Ph.D. from Cornell University.