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| Born | November 6, 1828 |
| Died | June 15, 1911 Ithaca, New York, US |
| Spouse | Caroline Rollin |
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| Discipline | literature |
| Institutions | Smithsonian Institution Girard College St. John's College Cornell University |
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Hiram Corson (November 6, 1828 – June 15, 1911) was an American professor ofliterature.[1]
Corson was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. He held a position in the library of theSmithsonian Institution,Washington, D.C. (1849-1856), was a lecturer onEnglish literature inPhiladelphia (1859-1865), and was professor of English atGirard College, Philadelphia (1865-1866), and inSt. John's College inAnnapolis, Maryland (1866-1870). In 1870-1871 he was professor of rhetoric and oratory atCornell University, where he was professor of Anglo-Saxon and English literature (1872-1886), of English literature andrhetoric (1886-1890), and from 1890 to 1903 (when he became professor emeritus) of English literature, a chair formed for him.[2] His papers are held atCornell University.[3]
He edited a translation by his wife, Caroline Rollin, ofPierre Janet'sMental State of Hystericals (1901).
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Corson, Hiram".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 204.
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