Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919 - Social Networks and Archival Context (original) (raw)

Professor of German at University of Michigan and Columbia University.

From the description of Calvin Thomas papers, 1838-1940. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418988

Calvin Thomas was born at Lapeer, Michigan on October 28, 1854. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1874 with a specialization in Greek and Latin. He taught high school in Grand Rapids for three years, then in 1877, he went to Leipzig for a brief period of study. In 1878, he came back to Ann Arbor as an instructor in German. He achieved some prominence as a scholar of Germanic languages and literature, particularly of Goethe and Schiller. In 1896, he was called to Columbia University where he taught until his death, November 4, 1919.

From the guide to the Calvin Thomas Papers, 1838-1940, 1872-1919, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)

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