Magoun, Francis Peabody, 1895-1979
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Francis Peabody Magoun graduated from Harvard in 1916. Though an American, he served in the British Royal Flying Corps as a lieutenant during World War I. Magoun was victor in five aerial combats and was also decorated with Britain's Military Cross for gallantry. He received a PhD from Harvard in 1923 and spent his career there teaching Comparative Literature and English. Magoun was an important figure in the study of medieval and English literature in the 20th century, a scholar of subjects as varied as soccer and ancient Germanic naming practices, and translator of numerous important texts.
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| referencedIn | Abraham Aaron Roback papers, 1909-1965. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Letters from Francis P. Magoun, Jr. to Rudolf Hertz | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | William Roscoe Thayer papers, 1762-1927 (inclusive), 1872-1921 (bulk) | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Pease, Arthur Stanley, 1881-1964. Correspondence and compositions, 1870-1963 | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Sun worshiper / by Gilbert Sayward Pattillo, typescript, 1928 Dec | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Houghton Library. Houghton Library printed book provenance file, L-Q. 1942. | Houghton Library |
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| memberOf | Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps | corporateBody |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | Harvard University | corporateBody |
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| associatedWith | Houghton Library. | person |
| childOf | Magoun, Francis Peabody, 1866-1929 | person |
| parentOf | Magoun, Francis Peabody III, 1927-1999 | person |
| correspondedWith | Pease, Arthur Stanley, 1881- | person |
| correspondedWith | Roback, A. A. (Abraham Aaron), 1890-1965 | person |
| correspondedWith | Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923 | person |
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Birth 1895-01-06
Death 1979-06-05
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