death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation
07 november 1966 merry point , lancaster county , virginia , us asheville , north carolina , us american 08 august 1894 ganta , liberia mission dr. george w. harley 1924-1960 . jpg george way harley
 george way harley medical doctor , missionary
george way harley

george way harley -lrb- 8 august 1894 -- 7 november 1966 -rrb- was an american methodist medical missionary .
he spent 35 years in ganta , liberia , where he established ganta hospital , a school and a church .
he was known for his research into the local culture , and received many honors from the liberian government and from american and british institutions .
major collections of ceremonial masks purchased by harley in liberia are held in the peabody museum of archaeology and ethnology at harvard university and the anthropology department of the college of william & mary .
