John DeLancey Ferguson | |
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Born | November 13, 1888 Scottsville, New York |
Died | August 13, 1966 (aged 78) |
John DeLancey Ferguson (November 13, 1888 – August 13, 1966) was a writer and academic.
Ferguson was born at Scottsville, New York in 1888.
Ferguson attended Rutgers University, where he achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 and Master of Arts in 1912. [1] He then received his PhD from Columbia University. [2] [1]
He began his teaching career at Heidelberg College in 1914. He also taught at Ohio Wesleyan University, Case Western Reserve University and Brooklyn College. [3] Ferguson was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a member of the Modern Language Association, and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Ferguson is considered to be one of the foremost scholars of the life and work of Robert Burns. [4] [5] He was appointed as an honorary member of the Irvine Burns Club in 1962. [3]
Ferguson died in 1966 in Connecticut after living with Parkinson's disease. [5]
John DeLancey Ferguson | |
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Born | November 13, 1888 Scottsville, New York |
Died | August 13, 1966 (aged 78) |
John DeLancey Ferguson (November 13, 1888 – August 13, 1966) was a writer and academic.
Ferguson was born at Scottsville, New York in 1888.
Ferguson attended Rutgers University, where he achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911 and Master of Arts in 1912. [1] He then received his PhD from Columbia University. [2] [1]
He began his teaching career at Heidelberg College in 1914. He also taught at Ohio Wesleyan University, Case Western Reserve University and Brooklyn College. [3] Ferguson was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, a member of the Modern Language Association, and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Ferguson is considered to be one of the foremost scholars of the life and work of Robert Burns. [4] [5] He was appointed as an honorary member of the Irvine Burns Club in 1962. [3]
Ferguson died in 1966 in Connecticut after living with Parkinson's disease. [5]