Franklin Edgerton papers, 1926-1964 (inclusive), 1938-1961 (bulk).

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Franklin Edgerton papers, 1926-1964 (inclusive), 1938-1961 (bulk).

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The papers consist of biographical information in the form of a eulogy; drafts of articles; reprints of published works; and miscellaneous files of Franklin Edgerton.

.25 linear ft.

Yale University Library

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Edgerton, Franklin, 1885-1963

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Franklin Edgerton was born on July 24, 1885, in Lemars, Iowa. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1905. From 1906 to 1909, he did graduate work at Johns Hopkins University; and served successively as assistant professor, professor, and Johnston scholar in Sanskrit and comparative philology from 1909 to 1913. He was assistant professor (1913-1925) and professor (1926) of Sanskrit at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1926 he became Salisbury Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philolo...