Rand, Edward Kennard, 1871-1945

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Birth 1871-12-20
Death 1945-10-28
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Biographical notes:

Rand (B.S. 1894) taught at Harvard, 1901-1942, and was appointed Pope Professor of Latin in 1931.

From the description of Correspondence, 1915-1949. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612881980

Rand was an American classicist and medievalist. Educated at Harvard (B.S. 1894) and the University of Munich (Ph.D. 1900), he taught at Harvard (1901-1942), where he was Pope Professor of Latin (1931-1942). He founded the Medieval Academy of America (1925) and the journal Speculum.

From the guide to the Edward Kennard Rand correspondence and other papers, 1900-1945., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Rand graduated from Harvard in 1894 and taught Latin at Harvard.

From the description of Lecture notes on Livy : [Latin B] n. d. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77072529

From the description of Papers of Edward Kennard Rand, 1890-1945 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973158

From the description of A pair of dilemmas : an essay on the freedom of the will / Edward Kennard Rand, 1894. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77073962

From the description of The apostasy of Julian and the pagan literary reactions : thesis in Comparative Literature 1, 1893-1894. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77073910

From the description of A bit of Anacreon : thesis in Greek 15, [1893] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77073875

From the description of Notes on reading in Philosophy 20e, 1894-1895. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074018

Rand graduated from Harvard in 1894 and taught Latin at Harvard. He attended the Harvard Divinity School in 1894-1895.

From the description of The place of dualism in medieval thought, June 1895. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074027

Rand was an American classicist and medievalist. Educated at Harvard (B.S. 1894) and the University of Munich (Ph.D. 1900), he taught at Harvard (1901-42), where he was Pope Professor of Latin (1931-42). He founded the Medieval Academy of America (1925) and the journal Speculum.

From the description of Papers, 1941-1945. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 82694718

From the guide to the Edward Kennard Rand papers, 1941-1945., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Brooks was one of Rand's students at Harvard, and read the Latin poets with him. Rand also wrote recommendations for Brooks.

From the description of Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1906-1945. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 183402512

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  • Printing
  • Classical literature
  • Classical philology
  • Latin language
  • Literature, Medieval
  • Transmission of texts
  • World War, 1914-1918

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  • Classicists
  • Medievalist

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