Fredson Bowers

Fredson Thayer Bowers (born April 25, 1905 in New Haven (Connecticut) , † April 11, 1991 in Charlottesville , Virginia ) was an American book scholar.

Life

Bowers was born in New Haven , Connecticut. He served in the US Navy as an officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel (commander) and led a group of cryptanalysts . His second wife, the writer Nancy Hale, died in 1988. He has three sons and a daughter from his first marriage.

Academic resume

Bowers earned a degree from Brown University and a PhD from Harvard University . He taught at Princeton before he accepted a position at the University of Virginia in 1938 . In 1958 he received a Guggenheim Fellowship . In 1969 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the British Bibliographical Society . In 1968 he became a corresponding member of the British Academy . In 1972 Bowers was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . He was retired from the University of Virginia in 1975 as Linden Kent Professor of English Language and Literature.

Works

Principles of Bibliographical Description , 1962

Web links

• Literature by and about Fredson Bowers in the catalog of the German National Library
• Encyclopedia Virginia : Fredson Bowers
• Library of Congress bibliography
• Studies in Bibliography 46 (1993) includes:
  • G. Thomas Tanselle, "The Life and Work of Fredson Bowers"
  • Martin C. Battestin, "Fredson Thayer Bowers: A Checklist and Chronology"
• Mirjam M. Foot, Bookbinders at Work: Their Roles and Methods (New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2006) ISBN 1-58456-168-8 (about the work of WW Greg and Fredson Bowers)
• Literature by and about Fredson Bowers in the WorldCat bibliographic database

Individual evidence

1. ^ Glenn Fowler: Fredson Bowers, 85, a specialist in bibliography and manuscripts , New York Times . April 13, 1991. Retrieved February 19, 2010. 
2. ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 8, 2020 .