Woodberry, George Edward, 1855-1930

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Birth 1855-05-12
Death 1930-01-02
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Woodberry (1855-1930) was an American poet, critic, and educator.

From the description of George Edward Woodberry lectures delivered at Bowdoin College, 1912. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612844136

Woodberry (1855-1930) was an American poet, critic, and educator. He graduated from Harvard College in 1877, was professor of English at the University of Nebraska (1877-1878, 1880-1882) and professor in the Columbia University Dept. of Comparative Literature (1891-1904). In 1904 he became lecturer in English literature at Amherst College and in 1908 professor of English literature at Cornell University.

From the guide to the George Edward Woodberry lectures delivered at Bowdoin College, 1912., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Author and educator.

From the description of Letter of George Edward Woodberry, 1922 August 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067003

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Poet, critic, educator. Woodberry was chairman of Columbia University Dept. of Comparative Literature until 1904.

From the guide to the George Edward Woodberry Papers, 1866-1951, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )

Woodberry (1855-1930) was an American poet, critic, and teacher. He graduated from Harvard College in 1877, and was a professor of English at the University of Nebraska (1880-1882) and at Columbia University (1891-1904). He wrote scholarly biographies of Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

From the description of George Edward Woodberry papers concerning Edgar Allan Poe, 1829-1928. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612795491

Woodberry (1855-1930) was an American poet, critic, and teacher. He graduated from Harvard College in 1877, and was a professor of English at the University of Nebraska (1880-1882) and at Columbia University (1891-1904). He wrote scholarly biographies of the American writers Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

From the guide to the George Edward Woodberry papers concerning Edgar Allan Poe, 1829-1928., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Woodberry was an American poet, critic, and teacher.

From the description of Correspondence and compositions, 1859-1930. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122505865

From the description of Letters to the Kellogg family, 1906-1930. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612365234

From the guide to the Letters to the Kellogg family, 1906-1930., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

From the guide to the Correspondence and compositions, 1859-1930., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

George Edward Newberry was a man-of-letters who had a distinguished career as an author, scholar, and teacher. Born into an old Massachusetts family, he attended Harvard, and became professor of literature at Nebraska immediately after graduation. He simultaneously established himself as a writer, publishing numerous poems and short pieces as well as several monographs, eventually becoming a popular and influential author, culminating in a productive stint as professor of literature at Columbia. A talented and diverse writer, his idealism was shattered by World War I, but his contributions to American literature and scholarship remain notable.

From the description of George Edward Woodberry letter to Fred'k.J. Raulette and four printed poems, 1884-1913. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 77135477

Poet, critic, educator.

Woodberry was chairman of Columbia University Dept. of Comparative Literature until 1904.

From the description of Papers, 1866-1951. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309772555

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