Louise Pound | |
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Born | Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | June 30, 1872
Died | June 28, 1958 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | (aged 85)
Resting place | Wyuka Cemetery |
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Relatives | Roscoe Pound (brother) |
Louise Pound (June 30, 1872 – June 28, 1958) was an American folklorist, linguist, and college professor at the University of Nebraska. In 1955, Pound was the first woman elected president of the Modern Language Association, and in the same year, she was the first woman inducted into the Nebraska Sports Hall of Fame.