Greenough, Chester Noyes, 1874-1938

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Birth 1874
Death 1938-02-27

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Chester Noyes Greenough was born in Massachusetts of an old New England family and earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at Harvard. He was head of the English Dept. at the University of Illinois, 1907-1910, then returned to Harvard as Professor and later as Dean. He wrote on English composition and literature.

From the description of Chester N. and Ruth H. Greenough letters to Mr. Gomme, and broadside, 1936-1938. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 63664431

Greenough graduated from Harvard in 1898 and taught English at Harvard.

From the description of Papers of Chester Noyes Greenough, 1900-1938 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972783

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