Henry Hope Reed (11 July 1808 – 27 September 1854[1]) was an American educator.

He was considered the star of the faculty at University of Pennsylvania and was an early champion of poet William Wordsworth.

[2] Reed graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1825, practiced law in Philadelphia, and was assistant-professor of moral philosophy in the University of Pennsylvania in 1831–1834 and professor of English literature and rhetoric there in 1835–1854.

[3] His brother was lawyer, politician and educator William Bradford Reed.

Reed died at sea when the SS Arctic sank returning to America from Europe.