Haight, Gordon Sherman

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Birth 1901-02-06
Death 1985-12-28
Americans,
English,

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Gordon S. Haight was an American educator and author, known for his groundbreaking works on George Eliot. Born in 1901 in Michigan and educated at Yale University and Kent School, he joined the Yale faculty in 1933 and retired in 1968. His serendipitous discovery of some unpublished George Eliot letters at Yale led to his lifelong study of the author, including a universally praised 1968 biography and an acclaimed edition of Eliot's letters. When Eliot was memorialized in Westminster Abbey, Haight gave the dedication address. Haight died in 1985.

From the description of Gordon S. Haight letters to J.J. Rubin, 1961-1964. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 227389328

Epithet: Prof of English Yale University

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001124.0x0000db

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