Caleb T. Winchester

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Caleb Thomas Winchester (* 1847 ; † 1920 ) was an American literary scholar.

Winchester graduated from Wesleyan University , Middletown (Connecticut) in 1872 , where he was professor of English literature and rhetoric until his death in 1873 . In 1869 he became head of the university library. This post is now named "Caleb T. Winchester University Librarian" after him. The Psi Upsilon Fraternity's "Caleb T. Winchester Award for Excellence as a Scholar-Teacher" is also named after him.

Works

  • Some Principles of Literary Criticism , 1899
  • The Life of John Wesley , 1906
  • A Group of English Essayists , 1910
  • Five Short Courses of Reading in English literature , 1912

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personal data
SURNAME Winchester, Caleb T.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Winchester, Caleb Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American literary scholar
DATE OF BIRTH 1847
DATE OF DEATH 1920