Morton W. Bloomfield
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Morton Wilfred Bloomfield (May 19, 1913 – April 14, 1987) was a scholar and specialist in medieval literature and language and the Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of English at Harvard University. He is best known for his work on medieval literature, language, as well as contributions to literary criticism and theory. He is also known as one of the founders of the first national center for the humanities (National Humanities Center).
Life and career
Born in Montreal, Canada, Bloomfield received a BA and MA from McGill University in 1934 and 1935 respectively and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1938.
During World War II (1942-45) he worked in MIRS (Military Intelligence Research Section) and conducted order-of-battle research at the Pentagon and in London for which he was decorated with the Bronze Star Medal (1945). Notably, he also taught German officers English literature at the end of the war (POWs waiting to be [null released][DB1] ).
In 1961 Bloomfield was appointed Professor of English at Harvard University, after holding positions at the University of Wisconsin, the University of Akron, New York University, and, from 1946 to 1961, at The Ohio State University. “In 1971 he was appointed to the professorship in English in honor of Arthur Kingsley Porter[null .”][1][DB2] He chaired the Harvard English Department from 1968 to 1972. He became emeritus in 1983 and fully retired in 1986. After his retirement he taught and lectured at various universities including as the Distinguished Visiting Professor of English at Stanford (1986).
In 1987 the Morton W. Bloomfield Lecture fund was endowed in the Harvard English Department to bring in scholars from around the world to develop and present current work on a wide range of topics in medieval studies.
Major Works
[1] Harvard Scholars in English 1890 – 1990, (1991), p.117
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