Ernest Bernbaum (February 12, 1879 – March 8, 1958) was an American educator, scholar, writer and an opponent of the Suffragette movement.
Ernest Bernbaum | |
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| Born | February 12, 1879 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | March 8, 1958 (aged 79) Jaffrey, New Hampshire |
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| Occupation | Academic |
| Spouse |
Ruth Guenther (m. 1921) |
Biography edit
Ernest Bernbaum was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Ole Kruse Bernbaum and Dorothea (née Christiansen) Bernbaum. He was educated at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.[1] He attended Harvard University, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in philology in 1907. He taught English at Harvard from 1907 to 1916, then joined the staff of the University of Illinois. From 1917 to 1919, he was chair of the Committee on War Lectures at Illinois. In 1921 he married Ruth Guenther.[2] He remained at the University of Illinois until 1945.[3]
He died from at a stroke at his home in Jaffrey, New Hampshire on March 8, 1958.[2]
Bibliography edit
- Mrs. Behn's Biography, a Fiction (1913)
- The Mary Carleton Narratives, 1663-1673: a Missing Chapter in the History of the English Novel (1914)
- The Drama of Sensibility: a Sketch of the History of English Sentimental Comedy and Domestic Tragedy, 1696-1780 (1915)
- Editor, Anti-Suffrage Essays by Massachusetts Women (1916)
- English Poets of the Eighteenth Century (1918)
- The Place of The Pilgrims in American History: The Puritan Pilgrim (1920)
- Recent Works on Prose Fiction Before 1800 (1927)
- Anthology of Romanticism and Guide Through the Romantic Movement (1929)
References edit
- ^ "Harvard College, Class of 1902, Quidecennial Report". Norwood, Mass. June 1917. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- ^ a b "Deaths and Funerals: Dr. Ernest Bernbaum". The Boston Globe. Jaffrey, New Hampshire (published March 9, 1958). March 8, 1958. p. 51. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Papers of Ernest Bernbaum, 1913-1915". Harvard University Library. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
External links edit
- "Ernest Bernbaum Papers, 1788, 1791-1834, 1853-1950, 1958". University Archives. University of Illinois. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
- Works by Ernest Bernbaum at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Ernest Bernbaum at Internet Archive
- Papers, 1913-1915: A Finding Aid. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.