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'''Louis Crompton''' (born April 5, 1925, [[Port Colborne, Ontario]],; died July 11, 2009, [[El Cerrito, California]]), son of [[Master Mariner]] Clarence and Mabel Crompton, was a Canadian-born scholar, professor, author, and pioneer in the instruction of [[queer studies]].<ref name="scarlet">{{cite web |url=http://scarlet.unl.edu/?p=2230 |title=Louis Crompton (1925-2009) |publisher=The Scarlet |date=2009-07-27 |accessdate=2013-12-08}}</ref>
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'''Louis Crompton''' (April 5, 1925 – July 11, 2009) was a Canadian scholar, professor, author, and pioneer in the instruction of [[queer studies]].<ref name="scarlet">{{cite web |url=http://scarlet.unl.edu/?p=2230 |title=Louis Crompton (1925-2009) |publisher=The Scarlet |date=July 27, 2009 |accessdate=December 8, 2013}}</ref>
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Crompton received an M.A. in mathematics from the [[University of Toronto]] in 1948 and a Ph.D. in English from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1954. After teaching mathematics at the [[University of British Columbia]] and the University of Toronto,<ref>{{cite web|last=Laird|first=Cynthia|title=Gay studies expert Louis Crompton dies|url=http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=4099|work=The Bay Area Reporter|accessdate=16 February 2014}}</ref> he joined the English department at the [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln]] in 1955, retiring in 1989. During his career, he gained an international reputation as a scholar of the works of [[George Bernard Shaw]].<ref name="scarlet"/>


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Born to [[Master Mariner]] Clarence and Mabel Crompton, Crompton received an M.A. in mathematics from the [[University of Toronto]] in 1948 and a Ph.D. in English from the [[University of Chicago]] in 1954. After teaching mathematics at the [[University of British Columbia]] and the University of Toronto,<ref>{{cite web|last=Laird|first=Cynthia|title=Gay studies expert Louis Crompton dies|url=http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=4099|work=[[The Bay Area Reporter]]|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> he joined the English department at the [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln]] in 1955, retiring in 1989. During his career, he gained an international reputation as a scholar of the works of [[George Bernard Shaw]].<ref name="scarlet"/>
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In 1970, Crompton taught a [[gay studies]] class at UNL, the second such course offered in the United States, an action that raised LGBT awareness in academia, Nebraska, and the nation. The course provoked one Nebraska state legislator into introducing a bill that would ban any teaching on homosexuality in any Nebraska public college; the bill was not passed into law.<ref name="scarlet" /> However, Crompton decided not to offer the course again, but continued to pursue the subject through research and publication.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dynes|first=Wayne R.|title=Two Giants of Gay Scholarship|url=http://dyneslines.blogspot.com/2009/07/two-giants-of-gay-scholarship.html|work=Dyneslines|accessdate=16 February 2014}}</ref>


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In 1970, Crompton taught a [[gay studies]] class at UNL, the [[Proseminar in Homophile Studies]], the second such course offered in the United States, an action that raised [[LGBT awareness]] in academia, Nebraska, and the nation. The course provoked one Nebraska state legislator into introducing a bill that would ban any teaching on homosexuality in any Nebraska public college; the bill was not passed into law.<ref name="scarlet" /> Crompton nevertheless decided not to offer the course again, but continued to pursue the subject through research and publication.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dynes|first=Wayne R. | authorlink =Wayne R. Dynes |title=Two Giants of Gay Scholarship|url=http://dyneslines.blogspot.com/2009/07/two-giants-of-gay-scholarship.html|work=Dyneslines |date=July 14, 2009 |accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref>
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In the early 1970s, Crompton became the faculty advisor for the Gay Action Group, forerunner of today's UNL Queer Ally Coalition, and also helped found the UNL Homophobia Awareness Committee, which became the Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns. In 1974, Crompton co-founded the Gay and Lesbian Caucus of the [[Modern Language Association]].<ref name=scholar/>


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In the early 1970s, Crompton became the faculty advisor for the Gay Action Group, forerunner of today's UNL Queer Ally Coalition, and also helped found the UNL Homophobia Awareness Committee, which became the Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns. In 1974, Crompton co-founded with Dolores Noll (1930–2019) of [[Kent State University]] and others the Gay and Lesbian Caucus of the [[Modern Language Association]].<ref name=scholar/>
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In 1978, Crompton scored a literary coup by editing and publishing in the ''[[Journal of Homosexuality]]'' the full text of "Offences Against One's Self: Paederasty," a never-before published 1785 essay by [[Utilitarianism|utilitarian]] philosopher [[Jeremy Bentham]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bentham|first=Jeremy|title=Offences Against One's Self: Paederasty|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/exhibitions/sw25/bentham/#01|work=Edited by Louis Crompton}}</ref> Bentham had suppressed the essay during his lifetime, for fear of public outrage at his views on liberalizing the laws concerning homosexual activity.


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In 1978, Crompton scored a literary coup by editing and publishing in the ''[[Journal of Homosexuality]]'' the full text of "Offences Against One's Self: Paederasty," a never-before published 1785 essay by [[Utilitarianism|utilitarian]] philosopher [[Jeremy Bentham]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bentham|first=Jeremy|title=Offences Against One's Self: Paederasty|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/exhibitions/sw25/bentham/#01|work=Edited by Louis Crompton}}</ref> Bentham had suppressed the essay during his lifetime, for fear of public outrage at his views on liberalizing the laws concerning homosexual activity.
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Crompton received many awards and honors during his career, including the Bonnie Zimmerman and Vern L. Bullough Prize of the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality award for 2003 for his book ''Homosexuality and Civilization'', which covers 2500 years of world history.<ref name=scholar>{{cite web|title=Louis Crompton Scholarship|url=http://involved.unl.edu/louis-crompton-scholarship|publisher=University of Nebraska - Lincoln|accessdate=16 February 2014}}</ref>


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Crompton received many awards and honors during his career, including the Bonnie Zimmerman and Vern L. Bullough Prize of the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality award for 2003 for his book ''Homosexuality and Civilization'', which covers 2500 years of world history.<ref name=scholar>{{cite web|title=Louis Crompton Scholarship|url=http://involved.unl.edu/louis-crompton-scholarship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222223055/http://involved.unl.edu/louis-crompton-scholarship|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|publisher=University of Nebraska - Lincoln|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref>
In 2009, a scholarship was established at UNL in Crompton's name for students working toward "a more just, inclusive society for the LGBTQ community"; the first award to a student was made in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Student awarded first Louis Crompton Scholarship; organizers hope to endow scholarship this year|url=https://campaignfornebraska.org/stories/-/asset_publisher/qFL02b8zoBTe/content/student-awarded-first-louis-crompton-scholarship-organizers-hope-to-endow-scholarship-this-year|publisher=University of Nebraska Foundation|accessdate=16 February 2014}}</ref> At the time of his death, Crompton, who had retired to California, was Professor Emeritus of English at UNL. He was survived by his husband of forty years, Luis Diaz-Perdomo, also a former UNL faculty member who served many years with Counseling and Psychological Services at UNL and facilitated the Gay Men’s Discussion Group.<ref name=scholar/>

At the time of his death, Crompton, who had retired to California, was a professor emeritus of English at UNL. He was survived by his partner of forty years, Luis Diaz-Perdomo, also a former UNL faculty member who served many years with Counseling and Psychological Services at UNL and facilitated the Gay Men's Discussion Group.<ref name=scholar/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://roperandsons.com/luis-felipe-diaz-perdomo/ | title=Luis Felipe Diaz-Perdomo (Havana, July 23, 1939 - April 28, 2019) | publisher=Roper and Sons Funeral Home, Lincoln, Nebraska | accessdate=May 23, 2019}}</ref>

In 2009, a scholarship was established at UNL in Crompton's name for students working toward "a more just, inclusive society for the LGBTQ community";<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nufoundation.org/-/unl-louis-crompton-scholarship-fund-01107970 | title=UNL - Drs. Louis Crompton and Luis Diaz-Perdomo Scholarship Fund | publisher=University of Nebraska Foundation | accessdate=May 23, 2019}}</ref> the first award to a student was made in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Student awarded first Louis Crompton Scholarship; organizers hope to endow scholarship this year|url=https://campaignfornebraska.org/stories/-/asset_publisher/qFL02b8zoBTe/content/student-awarded-first-louis-crompton-scholarship-organizers-hope-to-endow-scholarship-this-year|publisher=University of Nebraska Foundation Campaign for Nebraska |date=August 7, 2013 |accessdate=February 16, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223142330/https://campaignfornebraska.org/stories/-/asset_publisher/qFL02b8zoBTe/content/student-awarded-first-louis-crompton-scholarship-organizers-hope-to-endow-scholarship-this-year|archivedate=February 23, 2014}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==


Books written by Crompton include:<ref>{{cite web|title=Contributor Biography: Louis Crompton|url=http://www.glbtq.com/contributors/bio_40.html|work=glbtq.com|accessdate=16 February 2014}}</ref>
Books written by Crompton include:<ref>{{cite web|title=Contributor Biography: Louis Crompton|url=http://www.glbtq.com/contributors/bio_40.html|work=glbtq.com|accessdate=February 16, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227002845/http://www.glbtq.com/contributors/bio_40.html|archivedate=February 27, 2014}}</ref>


* ''Shaw the Dramatist'', University of Nebraska Press, 1969. ISBN 0803200315
* ''Shaw the Dramatist''. University of Nebraska Press, 1969. {{ISBN|0803200315}}
* ''Byron and Greek Love: Homophobia in 19th-century England'', University of California Press, 1985. ISBN 0520051726
* ''Byron and Greek Love: Homophobia in 19th-century England''. University of California Press, 1985. {{ISBN|0520051726}}
* ''Homosexuality and Civilization'', Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2003. ISBN 067401197X
* ''Homosexuality and Civilization''. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2003. {{ISBN|067401197X}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:35, 7 April 2024

Louis Crompton
Born(1925-04-05)April 5, 1925
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
DiedJuly 11, 2009(2009-07-11) (aged 84)
El Cerrito, California, U.S.
NationalityCanadian
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Nebraska

Louis Crompton (April 5, 1925 – July 11, 2009) was a Canadian scholar, professor, author, and pioneer in the instruction of queer studies.[1]

Born to Master Mariner Clarence and Mabel Crompton, Crompton received an M.A. in mathematics from the University of Toronto in 1948 and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Chicago in 1954. After teaching mathematics at the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto,[2] he joined the English department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1955, retiring in 1989. During his career, he gained an international reputation as a scholar of the works of George Bernard Shaw.[1]

In 1970, Crompton taught a gay studies class at UNL, the Proseminar in Homophile Studies, the second such course offered in the United States, an action that raised LGBT awareness in academia, Nebraska, and the nation. The course provoked one Nebraska state legislator into introducing a bill that would ban any teaching on homosexuality in any Nebraska public college; the bill was not passed into law.[1] Crompton nevertheless decided not to offer the course again, but continued to pursue the subject through research and publication.[3]

In the early 1970s, Crompton became the faculty advisor for the Gay Action Group, forerunner of today's UNL Queer Ally Coalition, and also helped found the UNL Homophobia Awareness Committee, which became the Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns. In 1974, Crompton co-founded with Dolores Noll (1930–2019) of Kent State University and others the Gay and Lesbian Caucus of the Modern Language Association.[4]

In 1978, Crompton scored a literary coup by editing and publishing in the Journal of Homosexuality the full text of "Offences Against One's Self: Paederasty," a never-before published 1785 essay by utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham.[5] Bentham had suppressed the essay during his lifetime, for fear of public outrage at his views on liberalizing the laws concerning homosexual activity.

Crompton received many awards and honors during his career, including the Bonnie Zimmerman and Vern L. Bullough Prize of the Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality award for 2003 for his book Homosexuality and Civilization, which covers 2500 years of world history.[4]

At the time of his death, Crompton, who had retired to California, was a professor emeritus of English at UNL. He was survived by his partner of forty years, Luis Diaz-Perdomo, also a former UNL faculty member who served many years with Counseling and Psychological Services at UNL and facilitated the Gay Men's Discussion Group.[4][6]

In 2009, a scholarship was established at UNL in Crompton's name for students working toward "a more just, inclusive society for the LGBTQ community";[7] the first award to a student was made in 2013.[8]

Works[edit]

Books written by Crompton include:[9]

  • Shaw the Dramatist. University of Nebraska Press, 1969. ISBN 0803200315
  • Byron and Greek Love: Homophobia in 19th-century England. University of California Press, 1985. ISBN 0520051726
  • Homosexuality and Civilization. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2003. ISBN 067401197X

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Louis Crompton (1925-2009)". The Scarlet. July 27, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  2. ^ Laird, Cynthia. "Gay studies expert Louis Crompton dies". The Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  3. ^ Dynes, Wayne R. (July 14, 2009). "Two Giants of Gay Scholarship". Dyneslines. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Louis Crompton Scholarship". University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  5. ^ Bentham, Jeremy. "Offences Against One's Self: Paederasty". Edited by Louis Crompton.
  6. ^ "Luis Felipe Diaz-Perdomo (Havana, July 23, 1939 - April 28, 2019)". Roper and Sons Funeral Home, Lincoln, Nebraska. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "UNL - Drs. Louis Crompton and Luis Diaz-Perdomo Scholarship Fund". University of Nebraska Foundation. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Student awarded first Louis Crompton Scholarship; organizers hope to endow scholarship this year". University of Nebraska Foundation Campaign for Nebraska. August 7, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  9. ^ "Contributor Biography: Louis Crompton". glbtq.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
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