Joseph Quincy Adams (March 23, 1881 – November 10, 1946) was a prominent Shakespeare scholar and the first director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.
Adams, a scion of the famous Adams family that produced two American Presidents, John Adams and John Quincy Adams, was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of a Rev. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Shakespeare ( baptised The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research Library on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D John Adams (October 30 1735 July 4 1826 was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States. John Quincy Adams (July 11 1767 &ndash February 23 1848 was an American diplomat and politician who served as the sixth President of the United States Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. Joseph Quincy Adams, a Baptist clergyman, and Mamie Fouchée Adams (née Davis). He received his B. A. degree from Wake Forest College in 1900, and earned an M. Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational University in North Carolina, founded in 1834 Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar A. degree from the same institution in 1901. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting He continued his education at the University of Chicago (1902–3), and at the University of Berlin (1907). The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He pursued a teaching career at several institutions, notably at Cornell University, where he also edited the journal Cornell Studies in English (1910–31).
Adams married Helen Banks on January 29, 1931, though she died a short four years later, on September 14, 1935. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Adams was actively involved with the Folger Shakespeare Library from its foundation in 1931. He became the Library's acting director in 1934, and its first regularly appointed director in 1936. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He also served as the editor of its periodical publications, as well as the general editor of the New Variorum edition of Shakespeare's works (1935–46). He wrote and published a wide range of books and scholarly articles; he was especially noted for his biography of Shakespeare, first published in 1923. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Joseph Quincy Adams died of coronary disease on November 10, 1946. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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- McManaway, James G. Gerald Eades Bentley ( September 15, 1901 &ndash July 25, 1994) was an American academic and literary scholar Sir Edmund Kerchever Chambers (1866&ndash1954 was an English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar Raymond Wilson Chambers ( November 12, 1874 &ndash April 23, 1942) was a British literary scholar author and academic throughout his career Sir Walter Wilson Greg ( 9 July 1875 &ndash 4 March 1959) was one of the leading bibliographers and Shakespeare scholars of the 20th Andrew John Gurr (born December 23, 1936) is a contemporary literary scholar who specializes in William Shakespeare and English Renaissance theatre Alfred Bennett Harbage ( July 18 1901 &ndash May 1976 was an influential Shakespeare scholar of the mid-20th century Cyrus Hoy is a contemporary literary scholar who has taught at the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University, and is currently the John B Kenneth Arthur Muir ( May 5, 1907 &ndash September 30, 1996) was a twentieth-century literary scholar and author prominent in the fields of Thomas Marc Parrott (1866 &ndash 1960 was a prominent twentieth-century American literary scholar long a member of the faculty of Princeton University in New Jersey Alfred William Pollard (1859 &ndash March 8, 1944) was an English bibliographer, widely credited for bringing a higher level of scholarly rigor to the Samuel Schoenbaum ( 6 March 1927 &ndash 27 March 1996) was a leading 20th century Shakespearean biographer and scholar Sir Edward Maunde Thompson, GCB (1840 – 1929 was a British palaeographer, best remembered today for his study of William Shakespeare 's handwriting in John Dover Wilson CH ( 13 July 1881 &ndash 15 January 1969) was a Professor and Scholar of Renaissance , Giles E. Dawson, and Edwin E. Willoughby, eds. Joseph Quincy Adams Memorial Studies. Washington, D. C. , Folger Shakespeare Library, 1948.
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