Emerson Charles Denny

Emerson Charles Denny (August 15, 1887 – January 12, 1984) was an American professor and test maker. He taught about mental testing and child psychology. Denny researched educational testing and measurement, leading him to co-publish the Denny–Nelson American History Test and the Nelson–Denny Reading Test. The tests gave Denny national recognition and are still used in a revised format. Parts of the Nelson–Denny Reading Test are held at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Personal life Denny was born to John Johnson Denny and Effa Lauretta (Haines) in Madison, Indiana, on August 15, 1887. Denny died on January 12, 1984, in Cedar Falls, where he is buried at Fairview Cemetery.

Career From 1905 until 1914, Denny was a teacher and superintendent at Indiana schools in rural areas and towns. He was part of the Phi Delta Kappa education honorary, the National Education Association, the Iowa State Education Association, and the National Council for the Social Studies. Denny began teaching part-time from 1955 until 1967 as an emeritus professor.