Aaron Marshall Elliott (January 24, 1844 – November 9, 1910) was an American novelist and professor at

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...

. He is considered the founder of the

Modern Language Association The Modern Language Association of America, often referred to as the Modern Language Association (MLA), is widely considered the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature. The MLA aims to "st ...

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1844 births 1910 deaths People from Baltimore Johns Hopkins University faculty Presidents of the Modern Language Association {{US-novelist-1840s-stub