Edwin Mims | |
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| Born | May 27, 1872 Richmond, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 15, 1959 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Memorial Park |
| Education | Webb School |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University Cornell University |
| Occupation | University professor |
| Parent(s) | Andrew Jackson Mims Cornelia Williamson |
Edwin Mims (1872–1959) was an American university professor of English literature. He served as the chair of the English Department at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, for thirty years from 1912 to 1942, and he taught many members of the Fugitives and the Southern Agrarians, two literary movements in the South. He was a staunch opponent of lynching and a practicing Methodist.