James Thorpe (academic)

James Thorpe (born August 17, 1915, in Aiken, South Carolina, died January 4, 2009, in Bloomfield, Connecticut)[1] was the director of the Huntington Library, and a professor of English at Princeton University. He was the author of a biography of the library namesake, Henry Edwards Huntington.[2]

James Thorpe
Born17 August 1915 
Aiken 
Died4 January 2009  (aged 93)
Bloomfield 
Awards

He was awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in 1949 and 1965.

References

  1. Thurber, Jon (January 16, 2009). "James Thorpe dies at 93; former director of the Huntington Library put it on the map". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
  2. "Henry Edwards Huntington: A Biography". University of California Press. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
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