Cincinnati, well, Ohio recently lost another great one. I had only known of Robert Howe as a historian and kid's textbook author. I had been told he was an educator and just assumed he was an elementary school educator. I had no idea what all he had done. I'm still wondering if I used his book in Ohio History when I was a kid.....
From his Enquirer obituary:
Robert Howe graduated from Hughes High School, the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering, and received a PhD from Purdue University.
He served in the Navy with the Seabees in World War II.
His career at UC began as an engineering lecturer and concluded as a full professor. Howe taught soil mechanics, highway design, traffic engineering, and surveying. With no computer to analyze his dissertation data, he used the floor model at an IBM sales office in downtown Cincinnati, where he attracted curious bystanders. He taught UC's first course on computer programming and served as a student advisor.
Howe was actively engaged in civic affairs. Serving as a long-time member of the Charter Committee, he ran unsuccessfully for City Council and served on the SORTA board.
He gave talks and tours about Cincinnati history. He wrote Ohio history textbooks for fourth graders and seventh graders and co-authored a history of the ancient and medieval world with his wife, Helen. His manuscript on "How Cincinnati Became Greater" examined the development of the 9-county OKI region.

Cincinnati Enquirer full obituary

Knowlton's at the Corner from the Cincnnati Historical Society Bulletin Fall 1975