French, John Calvin, 1875-

John Calvin French was professor of English and librarian at The Johns Hopkins University.

He was born in Monmouth Illinois in 1875. Both his academic and professional careers were spent at Hopkins. From Hopkins, French received the B.A. degree in 1899 and the Ph. D. in English, 1905. He taught in the Department of English, 1904-1927, and was appointed University Library in 1927, a position he held until his retirement as Professor and Librarian Emeritus in 1965. French's writings included both literary subjects and style manuals for college English. In 1946, he published an important history of Hopkins titled, "A History of the University founded by Johns Hopkins." John Calvin French died in Baltimore, August 24, 1965.

From the description of John Calvin French papers, 1928-1957. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 49310166