Arthur Garfield Kennedy (June 29, 1880 − April 21, 1954) was an American philologist who served as Professor of
English at
Stanford University
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...
from 1914 to 1945.
Biography
Kennedy was born in
Weeping Water, Nebraska
Weeping Water is a city in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,050 at the 2010 census.
History
The name of the stream running through Weeping Water is ''Nigahoe'' in Oto and Omaha, meaning "rustling water," in reference ...
on June 29, 1880, and attended
Doane College at Crete, Nebraska. He received his master's degree from the
University of Nebraska and his doctor's degree from
Stanford University
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...
. From 1914 to 1945 Kennedy was Professor of
English at Stanford University. He was the author of several books on the English language.
In 1925 he, with
Kemp Malone
Kemp Malone (March 14, 1889 in Minter City, Mississippi – October 13, 1971) was a prolific medievalist, etymologist, philologist, and specialist in Chaucer who was lecturer and then professor of English Literature at Johns Hopkins Universit ...
and
Louise Pound, founded the journal ''
American Speech'' and he was a frequent contributor.
Kennedy died at his home in
Palo Alto on April 21, 1954, and was survived by two grown children.
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References
External links
Arthur Garfield Kennedy
at Find a Grave
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Guide to the Arthur Garfield Kennedy Papers
at the Online Archive of California
Arthur Garfield Kennedy
at the Online Books Page
1880 births
1954 deaths
American philologists
Doane University alumni
People from Cass County, Nebraska
Stanford University alumni
Stanford University faculty
University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
20th-century philologists
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