Merritt Yerkes Hughes

Merritt Yerkes Hughes (May 24, 1893 – May 12, 1971) Hughes was an expert in the literature of France, England and Italy. He was a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1925, the first year they were given.

Life

Hughes was born May 24, 1893 in Philadelphia; he received a bachelor's degree from Boston University in 1915, a master's degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1918 and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1921.[1]

Starting in 1922 he was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

In 1929 Hughes had published a volume entitled Virgil and Spenser.[2] Amongst other works, he edited a compilation of the complete works of John Milton.

Hughes died in Madison, Wisconsin on May 12, 1971.[3]

References
  1. "Merritt Hughes". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. http://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchArg=Merritt+Hughes&searchCode=GKEY%5E*&searchType=0&recCount=25&sk=en_US
  3. Batt, James R., ed. (1971). "Retirement". Wisconsin Academy Review. 18 (1): 13.
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