Magoun, Francis Peabody, 1895-1979

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Francis Peabody Magoun graduated from Harvard in 1916. Though an American, he served in the British Royal Flying Corps as a lieutenant during World War I. Magoun was victor in five aerial combats and was also decorated with Britain's Military Cross for gallantry. He received a PhD from Harvard in 1923 and spent his career there teaching Comparative Literature and English.  Magoun was an important figure in the study of medieval and English literature in the 20th century, a scholar of subjects as varied as soccer and ancient Germanic naming practices, and translator of numerous important texts.
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Cambridge MA US
Cambridge MA US
New York NY US
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English literature
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College teachers
English teachers
Literature teachers
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Birth 1895-01-06

Death 1979-06-05

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