Donald Davidson | |
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Born | Donald Grady Davidson August 8, 1893 |
Died | April 25, 1968 (aged 74) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
Occupation(s) | Poet, college professor |
Spouse | Theresa Sherrer |
Children | 1 daughter |
Donald Grady Davidson (August 8, 1893 – April 25, 1968) was an American poet, essayist, social and literary critic, and author. An English professor at Vanderbilt University from 1920 to 1965, he was a founding member of the Fugitives and the overlapping group Southern Agrarians, two literary groups based in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a supporter of segregation in the United States.