Charles Townsend Copeland

For other people named Charles Copeland, see Charles Copeland (disambiguation).

Charles Townsend Copeland
BornApril 27, 1860 Edit this on Wikidata
DiedJuly 24, 1952 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 92)
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Charles Townsend Copeland (April 27, 1860 – July 24, 1952) was a professor, poet, and writer.

He graduated from Harvard University and spent much of his time as a mentor at Harvard, where he served in several posts, including Boylston Professor of Rhetoric from 1925 to 1928.[1] He also worked as a part-time theater critic. Known as "Copey" by many of his peers and admirers, he became known for his Harvard poetry readings in the 1920s and 30s.[2][3][4] In her autobiography, The Story of My Life, Helen Keller paid high praise to Copeland as an instructor.[citation needed] He also taught at the Harvard Extension School.[5]

  1. ^ "Charles Townsend Copeland". Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  2. ^ "Birthday". Time. May 5, 1930.
  3. ^ "Copey Moves Out". Time. September 12, 1932. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
  4. ^ "Education: Copey". Time. January 17, 1927. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Shinagel, Michael (2010), The Gates Unbarred: A History of University Extension at Harvard, 1910–2009, Harvard University Press, p. 52, ISBN 978-0674051355