Francis Andrew March | |
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| Born | October 25, 1825 Millbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 1911 (aged 85) Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, Lafayette College |
| Known for | Founder of modern comparative linguistics First professor of English in a University setting |
| Board member of | President of the American Philological Association (1873–1874; 1895–1896) President of the Modern Language Association (1891–1893) |
| Spouse | Margaret Mildred Stone Conway (m. 1860) |
| Children | 9, including Peyton C. March |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Amherst College |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philology |
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Dr. Francis Andrew March (October 25, 1825 – September 9, 1911) was an American polymath, academic, philologist, and lexicographer. He is considered the principal founder of modern comparative linguistics in Old English.
Also known as the "Grand Old Man of Lafayette",[1] March was the first individual to hold the title "Professor of English Language and Literature" anywhere in the United States or Europe. March is predominantly recognized for performing his duties as "Professor of the English Language and Comparative Philology" at Lafayette College, where he taught for 56 years.[2]
- ^ "Dr. F. A. March's Death". The Lafayette Weekly. Vol. 38, no. 1. September 26, 1911. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
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