Philip Hartog was educated at University College School, the Universities of Paris and Heidelberg, and the College de France.
11 Facts About Philip Hartog
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Philip Hartog edited a history and description of the college, and both there and at the Victoria University he was an assistant lecturer in chemistry.
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Philip Hartog was a member of the commission under the late Sir Michael Sadler on Calcutta University which was appointed in 1917 and issued a voluminous report in 1919.
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Far-reaching reforms in most of the Indian universities followed, and Calcutta was shorn of a part of its vast jurisdiction by the creation in 1920 of the University of Dhaka as a residential teaching foundation and Philip Hartog was made its first vice-chancellor.
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Philip Hartog received the honours of the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in the year of his retirement in reward for his services.
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On settling in London Philip Hartog devoted much time and thought to the place of examinations in the education system.
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Philip Hartog was the dominant figure in an inquiry on an international scale undertaken in 1932.
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Philip Hartog was the prime mover in the setting up by the Ministry of Labour and National Service before the outbreak of war in 1939 of a Linguistic Committee of the Appointments Registry, and he was its first chairman.
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Amid all these labours Philip Hartog was through life a keen helper of his own community.
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Philip Hartog did much other work for the Jewish People.
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Philip Hartog left an enduring mark on educational thought and practice, not only in India but in this county and the Dominions.