Louise Pound

Louise Pound
Born	(1872-06-30)June 30, 1872 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	June 28, 1958(1958-06-28) (aged 85) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Resting place	Wyuka Cemetery
Education	University of Nebraska University of Chicago University of Heidelberg
Parents	Stephen Bosworth Pound (father) Laura Pound (mother)
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.