Donald Alfred Stauffer

Donald Alfred Stauffer
Born(1902-07-04)July 4, 1902
Colorado, U.S.
DiedAugust 8, 1952(1952-08-08) (aged 50)
Oxford, England
EducationPrinceton University, A.B. (1923), A.M. (1924)
Merton College, Oxford, D.Phil. (1928)
OccupationLiterary critic

Donald Alfred Stauffer (July 4, 1902 – August 8, 1952) was an American literary critic, novelist and Professor of English who spent the majority of his career at Princeton University.

Biography

Stauffer studied at Princeton University, where he completed his A.B. degree in 1923 and A.M. degree in 1924. He received both a Guggenheim Fellowship and Rhodes Scholarship to Merton College, Oxford, where he completed his D.Phil. degree in 1928. After completing his doctorate he returned to Princeton, where he spent most of his career as Professor of English and English Department Chairman.

He held the Eastman Professorship at the University of Oxford from 1951 to 1952. He unexpectedly died in Oxford in August 1952, aged 50.

His books included English Biography Before 1700 (Harvard, 1930). and The Nature of Poetry (Norton, 1946).

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation - Bio". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 170.
  3. ↑ "The Eastman Professorship". Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ English Biography Before 1700. Harvard Univ. Press. January 1930. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ The Nature of Poetry. Norton. January 1946. Retrieved March 25, 2014.