Harold Andrew Mason

Harold Andrew Mason (30 July 1911 – 25 November 1993) was a lecturer of English at Exeter University.

Harold Andrew Mason
Born 30 July 1911
Hull, England, United Kingdom
Died 25 November 1993
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Nationality British
Occupation Academic, literary critic
Academic background
Education Hull Grammar School
Christ’s Hospital
Alma mater University College, Hull
Oriel College, Oxford
Academic work
Institutions Downing College, Cambridge
University of Exeter
Clare Hall, Cambridge
Main interests
Notable works Contributions to Scrutiny
The Cambridge Quarterly

Biography

Mason was born in Hull, England in 1911. He was educated at Hull Grammar School, Christ's Hospital, Hull University College and Oriel College, Oxford. He graduated from Oxford in 1934. He became a teacher of Classics at Stamford School.[1]

In 1937, Mason began teaching Classics at a school in Switzerland and also started contributing to Scrutiny. He got married in 1945. In 1949, he was Assistant Director of Studies in English at Downing College, Cambridge. He was an editor of Scrutiny from 1949 until it ceased publication in 1953. From 1955-65 he was a lecturer at Exeter University.[1]

Mason was elected to F. R. Leavis Lectureship and a Fellow of Clare Hall in 1965. In 1966 he founded The Cambridge Quarterly, of which he was the editor.[1]

Mason died in Cambridge in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "front matter" (pdf). The Cambridge Quarterly. 24 (1). 1995.


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