The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume IV G Greene, Jacob Lyman GREENE, Herbert Eveleth, educator, was born in Newton, Mass., Aug. 27, 1858; son of Willlain Lyman and Sarah (Eveleth) Greene, and grandson of Aaron and Mary (Miller) Greene and of John and Chloe (Gates) Eveleth. He was graduated froth Harvard in 1881, and took a graduate course in English literature and philology, receiving the degree of A.M. in 1884, and that of Ph.D. in 1888. He was professor of the English language and literature at Wells college, Aurora, New York, 1891-93, and became collegiate professor of English at Johns Hopkins university in 1893. He was chosen treasurer of the Modern Language association of America in 1896. He is the author of numerous criticisms, literary, musical and dramatic.