George Oliver Curme, Sr. (January 14, 1860 – April 29, 1948) was an American

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. He is known for writing ''Grammar of the German Language'' (1905, revised 1922), and ''A Grammar of the English Language'' (1931)''.

References

George O. Curme -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
at www.britannica.com
Guide to the George Oliver Curme, Sr. (1860-1948) Collected Papers
at the Northwestern University Library

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* 1860 births 1948 deaths DePauw University alumni University of Michigan alumni Cornell College faculty Northwestern University faculty University of Southern California faculty Linguists from the United States American grammarians Linguists of English Linguists of German Presidents of the Modern Language Association {{US-linguist-stub