F. O. Matthiessen
Francis Otto Matthiessen (February 19, 1902 – April 1, 1950) was an educator, scholar and literary critic influential in the fields of American literature and American studies. His best known work, American Renaissance: Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman, celebrated the achievements of several 19th-century American authors and had a profound impact on a generation of scholars. Matthiessen was well known for his support of liberal causes and progressive politics. His contributions to the Harvard University community have been memorialized in several ways, including a recently endowed visiting professorship.
Personal facts
| Birth date | February 19, 1902 |
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| Birth name | Francis Otto Matthiessen |
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| Date of death | April 01, 1950 |
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- http://clarespark.com/2010/12/29/f-o-matthiessen-martyr-to-mccarthyism
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7024168
- http://www.lsa.umich.edu/anthro/people/faculty/ci.rubingayle_ci.detail
- http://www.monthlyreview.org/599phelp.htm
- http://www.nybooks.com/articles/article-preview?article_id=8104
- http://www.wesleyan.edu/templates/dept/engl/skeleton_faculty.htt?function=f1&department=ENGL&faculty=habelove