Taylor, George Coffin, 1877-1961

George Coffin Taylor was born in Charleston, S.C., in 1877. He was a gentleman farmer, lawyer, and Shakespeare scholar. He served for twenty-seven years on the faculty of the English Department at the University of North Carolina until retiring in 1949 to Columbia, S.C. Coffin died in 1961.

From the guide to the George Coffin Taylor Papers, 1808-circa 1950, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

George Coffin Taylor was born in Charleston, S.C., in 1877. He was a gentleman farmer, lawyer, and Shakespeare scholar. Taylor completed his undergraduate degree at University of South Carolina, and attended Harvard University for his MA and received his PhD in 1906 from the University of Chicago while teaching at the University of Colorado. He served for 27 years on the faculty of the English Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill until his retirement in 1949, when he settled in Columbia, S.C.

From the description of George Coffin Taylor papers, 1855-1999. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 769020083

George Coffin Taylor was born in Charleston, S.C., in 1877. He was a gentleman farmer, lawyer, and Shakespeare scholar. He served for 27 years on the faculty of the English Department at the University of North Carolina until retiring in 1949 to Columbia, S.C. Coffin died in 1961.

From the description of George Coffin Taylor papers, 1808-ca. 1950. WorldCat record id: 24201835